"A group of vaccine scientists on Tuesday released a report that staunchly supports giving the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns. The review, which included data from more than 400 studies and other reports, found that the vaccine has slashed infections in children by more than 95 percent. The totality of evidenceepidemiologic, clinical, and operationalsupports maintaining universal hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth for all medically stable infants, the authors concluded in a public comment about the report."
"The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has informed CDC policy for years; earlier this year, the 17-person committee was fired and restocked with health secretary and noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s handpicked advisers, many of whom have also expressed doubts over well-established vaccines. The vaccine panel is widely expected to vote to shift the timing of the vaccine from birth until later in childhood, but experts have said that the delay will endanger children."
A comprehensive review incorporating data from more than 400 studies finds neonatal hepatitis B vaccination reduces infections in children by over 95 percent. The combined epidemiologic, clinical, and operational evidence supports universal vaccination within 24 hours of birth for all medically stable infants. Hepatitis B is a blood- and bodily-fluid–borne liver infection that can become chronic, cause liver cancer, and be fatal. A U.S. vaccine advisory panel is poised to consider delaying the birth dose, after a recent overhaul that replaced the previous committee with advisers selected by the health secretary, including noted vaccine skeptics.
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