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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met on Dec. 4 and 5, as Democratic senators led by Colorado’s John Hickenlooper introduced a bill to “protect scientific
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ACIP Leadership Shake-Up Before Hep B Vaccine Vote Alarms Experts
The shake-up that resulted in Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, leading the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has stirred concern among public health experts ahead of this week's pivotal discussion and vote on the hepatitis B vaccine birth-dose recommendation.
By 2025, more than 13 billion doses of the vaccine are estimated to have been administered globally, saving untold millions of lives and suffering.
For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel may vote to end that routine vaccination. Here's what parents should know.
The health secretary is poised to oversee the undoing of a vaccine norm that Sen. Bill Cassidy (R., La.) worked to promote.
Medical experts say the CDC “is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism" and advise parents to consult clinicians for fact-based guidance.