CDC panel holds up hepatitis B vote
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“The American people have benefited from the committee’s well-informed, rigorous discussion about the appropriateness of a vaccination in the first few hours of life,” said Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill.
The change represents a continued shift in the agency’s vaccine policy, reflecting increasingly skeptical views.
Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost, even though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisers recommended a major change to the immunization practice.
Americans’ confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plummeted, according to a 2025 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey, and many young people are
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."