"A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a leading anti-vaccine activist before this year becoming the nation's top health official."
"For decades, the government has advised that all babies be vaccinated against the liver infection right after birth. The shots are widely considered to be a public health success for preventing thousands of illnesses. But Kennedy's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decided to recommend the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive, and in cases where the mom wasn't tested. For other babies, it will be up to the parents and their doctors to decide if a birth dose is appropriate."
A federal vaccine advisory committee voted to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, instead recommending the birth dose only for infants whose mothers test positive or whose maternal status is unknown. For infants whose mothers test negative, the decision will be left to parents and pediatricians, with a suggested alternative start at two months. Committee members cited low infection risk for most babies. The committee's current members were all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The acting CDC director, Jim O'Neill, will decide whether to accept the recommendation.
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