A recap of 2-day meeting of vaccine advisers to CDC

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Republican Sen. Cassidy tells CDC not to adopt Hepatitis B vaccine change
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, has taken the unusual step of asking the CDC's acting director to not endorse a recommendation to change the hepatitis b vaccine schedule approved earlier Friday by a panel of advisors to the CDC.

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December 4, 2025 — CDC vaccine advisers meeting news
Day one of CDC vaccine advisers meeting marked by conflict, chaos
Kennedy Jr-backed panel scraps hepatitis B vaccine at birth, limits it to high-risk infants
A group of vaccine advisers on Friday (December 5) removed the long-standing recommendation that all US newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, marking a major policy shift championed by He...

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Panel Votes to Stop Recommending Hepatitis B Shots at Birth for Most Newborns
CDC advisers vote in support of major change to childhood vaccination
Health alliance disagrees with CDC panel on hepatitis B vaccine
WCHA recommends babies get the first of the hepatitis B vaccine within the first 24 hours of them being born, which is also the recommendation of medical organizations like the American Academy of Ped...

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The Vaccine Guardrails Are Gone
CDC vaccine panel ends recommendation that all newborns have Hepatitis B vaccine

HHS Floats New CDC Programs, Including Hepatitis B Screening

The Health and Human Services Department is proposing new initiatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a program to increase hepatitis B screening for pregnant women, as part of a broader push to restructure the agency,

Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant Hep B guidance: 'Fast track'

President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on Friday he signed a memorandum to review the 72-vaccine schedule required for all American children from infancy onward.
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