Cassidy urges CDC director to reject vaccine panel’s hepatitis B recommendations

Cassidy urges CDC director to reject vaccine panel’s hepatitis B recommendations

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Friday publicly called for the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reject a vaccine advisory panel’s recommendation to no longer administer doses of the hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns. Cassidy’s plea came soon after the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted… 

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

CDC panel passes recommendation to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance

CDC panel passes recommendation to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance