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CDC Backs Shared Decision-Making on Newborn Hepatitis B Shot as States, Doctors Push Back

Prominent clinicians warn the shift could invite preventable infections, prompting many jurisdictions to keep the birth dose.

CDC Vaccine Panel Ends Universal Hepatitis B Birth‑Dose Recommendation

CDC Vaccine Panel Postpones Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Vote After Confusion at Contentious Meeting