Wisconsin Breaks with Federal Guidance over Hepatitis B Vaccines for Newborns

Wisconsin reaffirms support of hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, defying federal advisers

Wisconsin health officials say all babies should be vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth despite a recent change from federal vaccine advisers. The post Wisconsin reaffirms support of hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, defying federal advisers appeared first on WPR.

Wisconsin breaks with federal guidance over hepatitis B vaccines for newborns

This is the second time in less than three months state health officials have broken with the federal government’s vaccine recommendations.

NYS responds to federal committee's vote hepatitis B recommendation

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---In a vote of 8-3, a federal committee recently decided to only recommend that babies whose mothers test positive for hepatitis B or didn’t get tested at all, receive the vaccine on the day they are born. Otherwise, parents can wait until their baby is two-months-old. The decision has yet to be approved by [...]

Doctors rail against weakening hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

WASHINGTON — (TNS) The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to approve new recommendations delaying the child hepatitis B vaccine for infants Friday, providing a win for the Make America Healthy Again movement while troubling many health officials in Baltimore…