US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

Fact Check Team: Germany ramping up defense strategy for first time in decades

For the first time since the Cold War, Germany is openly positioning itself to lead Europe in the event of military aggression.

California Doubles Down on Coercion After Immunization Advisory Committee Rejects Universal HepB Newborn Dose

On December 5, 2025, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) finally aligned federal vaccine policy with evidence. By an 8–3 vote, the committee ended the automatic Hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation for babies born to HepB-negative mothers — overturning a 30-year practice never supported by robust safety data or medical necessity. ACIP acknowledged what many clinicians and researchers have been saying for decades: healthy new…

Fact Check Team: Economic impact of birth-dose Hepatitis B vaccine changes

The medical community is still reeling after a federal advisory panel voted to end the automatic hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

Letters to the Editor: A ‘wayward’ committee puts children at risk by dropping hep B vaccine recommendation

'The decision was made by an ACIP stacked with vaccine skeptics appointed by vaccine skeptic-in-chief, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Editorial: Hep B vaccine shift is step backwards | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

We’re used to news reports about politics that focus on predicting winners and losers, rather than policy and the potential consequences of a candidate’s, legislative or policy “win.” This kind of coverage, alas, can distract voters from considering the wisdom of following a candidate who promises to jump off a metaphorical cliff, raising the risk of a post-election reckoning.

A VICTORY for Informed Consent: CDC Panel Reverses Decades-Old Newborn Vaccine Policy

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  A CDC advisory panel voted to end the universal recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. For infants born to mothers who test negative for hepatitis B, the decision is now one of “individual-based decision-making” between parents and doctors. The change follows scrutiny of the vaccine’s necessity for low-risk infants and crit…