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CDC Considers Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations

12/4/2025

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will vote on changing the newborn hepatitis B vaccination recommendation on December 4, 2025.
Currently, the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended within 24 hours of birth.
Public health experts emphasize the vaccine's importance and note that it has significantly reduced hepatitis B infections among children.
Critics, including some ACIP members, argue delaying or removing universal newborn vaccination could increase infections.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will vote on changing the newborn hepatitis B vaccination recommendation on December 4, 2025.
Currently, the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended within 24 hours of birth.
Public health experts emphasize the vaccine's importance and note that it has significantly reduced hepatitis B infections among children.
Critics, including some ACIP members, argue delaying or removing universal newborn vaccination could increase infections.