The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. babies receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The 8-3 vote represents a major shift in public health policy that has guided pediatric care for decades. Federal health recommendations currently suggest all newborns be vaccinated against the liver infection […]

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