A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine -- the first shot found to prevent cancer.
A group of advisers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could reverse a long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. The virus, which can be passed from mother to baby during ...
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will discuss hepatitis b shots for newborns and updates to immunization schedules. Read more here.