Federal panel could call for scrapping of infant hepatitis B vaccines this week
Two-day meeting under new, RFK Jr-appointed chair could see radical overhaul of US childhood immunizations policyA reversal of a decades-long program of childhood immunizations, including a recommendation to scrap hepatitis B shots for newborn babies, could come as early as this week in a vote by...
<p>Two-day meeting under new, RFK Jr-appointed chair could see radical overhaul of US childhood immunizations policy</p><p>A reversal of a decades-long program of childhood immunizations, including a recommendation to scrap hepatitis B shots for newborn babies, could come as early as this week in a vote by an advisory committee of allies convened by the US health secretary, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr</a>.</p><p>Speaking <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/02/acip-hepatitis-b-childhood-immunization-schedule/">to the Washington Post</a>, Kirk Milhoan, the new chair of the federal advisory panel on immunization practices, said members would vote whether to push for the axing of the hepatitis B requirement during its two-day meeting ending Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/vaccines-hepatitis-b-childhood-immunizations-rfk-jr">Continue reading...</a>
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