RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel to weigh delaying hepatitis B shots to newborns
Experts say any change to the hepatitis B schedule could have significant and far-reaching consequencesRobert F Kennedy Jr’s vaccine advisory committee convenes on Thursday to consider a reversal of a decades-long program of childhood immunizations, including a recommendation to delay hepatitis B...
<p>Experts say any change to the hepatitis B schedule could have significant and far-reaching consequences</p><p>Robert F Kennedy Jr’s vaccine advisory committee convenes on Thursday to consider a reversal of a decades-long program of childhood immunizations, including a recommendation to delay hepatitis B shots for newborn babies.</p><p>For decades, federal health recommendations have suggested that all newborns be vaccinated against the virus that can lead to serious liver disease. Kennedy, the US health secretary and a prominent anti-vaccine activist, has long pushed for delaying the shot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/rfk-jr-hepatitis-b-vaccine">Continue reading...</a>
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