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The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to remove the universal recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
A vaccine advisory panel on Friday voted to end its recommendation that kids receive hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
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CDC vaccine advisory panel votes in favor of ending recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth
T he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Friday voted to stop recommending infants receive the hepatitis B shot at birth, pushing it until a baby is 2 months old for children born to mothers who test negative for the virus.