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CDC Revises Hepatitis B Vaccine Policy for Newborns
The CDC updates hepatitis B vaccine policy for newborns, now allowing parents to decide if infants born to negative mothers should receive the birth dose. The first dose can be given no earlier than two months if the birth dose is skipped. This change follows advice from an advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, marking a shift from universal vaccination at birth to individualized decision-making for certain infants.
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