CDC advisory panel delays vote on hepatitis B vaccines
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A CDC vote on the newborn hepatitis B vaccine was delayed as Polk County reports a sharp rise in perinatal cases, prompting health leaders to stress early vaccination.
Public health experts warn delaying newborn hepatitis B shots could lead to preventable infections as a CDC advisory panel reconsiders long-standing vaccine guidelines.
A top Senate health leader called a federal panel of vaccine advisers “totally discredited” just minutes ahead of its planned meeting.
The text on vaccines had been a focal point for both vaccine skeptics, who criticized it, and public health advocates, who wondered how far RFK Jr. would go to change it.
The Biden administration withheld data from the public on the risks of myocarditis from the Covid vaccine, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary claimed Thursday.