A CDC panel has struck down universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
Experts warn the decision ignores decades of strong safety and efficacy data
A newborn lies with her mother at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in Fort Bliss, Texas, awarded for achieving 96 percent coverage of the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose. The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices voted to restrict this dose to newborns whose mothers tested positive for the virus during pregnancy.
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