5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting

5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting

Health Care News – Read More A key federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to do away with the recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.  The vote came after two days of charged, contentious debate among panelists and concerned stakeholders, and it fulfilled a long-held goal of the anti-vaccine movement. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and… 

American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel’s vaccine vote as ‘reckless’

American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel’s vaccine vote as ‘reckless’

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts