For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That could soon change. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently ended the federal recommendation for a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. If you’re following this issue, you may also know ...

Since roughly 1991, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended all babies get a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The CDC committee that helps set vaccine policy voted ...

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying, until age 4, the hepatitis B vaccine that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8-3 last ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a ...

A federal advisory panel recommended stopping hepatitis B vaccines in newborns immediately after birth, the standard protocol for more than 30 years. A box of hepatitis B vaccine is displayed at a CVS ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. The CDC’s expert vaccine advisory committee members were all fired by ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Hepatitis B is a type of liver inflammation due to a viral infection. Healthcare organizations indicate that receiving the hepatitis B vaccine more than once is not harmful. Hepatitis B can damage and ...

Engerix-B (hepatitis B vaccine [recombinant]) is a prescription vaccine that’s used to help prevent hepatitis B. Engerix-B comes as a liquid suspension for intramuscular injection. Engerix-B is used ...