CDC Advisers to Consider Removing Hepatitis B Vaccine From Childhood Schedule

CDC Advisers to Consider Removing Hepatitis B Vaccine From Childhood Schedule

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel postponed a vote on delaying the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine to weigh whether the vaccine should be removed from the childhood schedule altogether, one of the advisers said on Sept. 24. “A lot of people don’t understand what transpired there, but for me, I was faced with a decision of either voting to delay it for one month or voting against that motion and functio…

ACIP September Votes with APHA Perspective: COVID-19, MMR, and Hepatitis B

Georges C.Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association, details practical implications for clinical teams.