CDC changes tack on hepatitis B shots
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Doctors say the controversial vote to not recommend the vaccine for all newborns is creating chaos and hurdles for parents.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) newly reworked Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met Thursday to finally offer its recommendations for a universal hepatit | The CDC's vaccine advisory committee couldn't come to a consensus on the specific voting questions surrounding a potential change to the long-established newborn hepatitis B vaccine policy.
In a meeting punctuated by conflict and confusion, the independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday again delayed a vote that could dramatically change hepatitis B vaccination practice in the United States.
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