CDC advisory panel delays vote on hepatitis B vaccines
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The CDC's vaccine advisory committee could vote this week to change hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children. Here's what to know about the shot.
A CDC advisory panel met Thursday to debate changing the recommended birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, potentially putting the preventative measure out of reach for millions of poor families.
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids.