As RFK Jr.'s new vaccine panel ponders changing the hepatitis B vaccination schedule, some doctors recall past patients, including children, who died painful deaths before there was a vaccine.

A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap its long-standing recommendation that every baby get a hepatitis B vaccina

A CDC advisory group is meeting today and preparing to vote on whether newborns should still get a hepatitis B vaccine within the first 24 hours of life, a significant change from guidance that has been in place since the early 1990s.

By Nancy Lapid Dec 4 (Reuters) - Vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will vote on Thursday on whether to scrap a broad recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for children,

The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is vaccination. The vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection in infants and for long-term protection into adulthood.

Despite untreated HBV being linked to earlier mortality, higher all-cause and liver-related death, and a 10% to 25% lifetime risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), only 29% of qualifying patients in the US receive treatment. 2

This "really raises a lot of alarm bells about the patients we're missing," researcher say

Decades after HBV infection, patients can develop liver failure and require a liver transplant. Because there is no cure for HBV infections, patients often have recurrent liver disease after a transplant.

RNAi is a revolutionary and powerful biotech modality that is being utilized for Chronic Hepatitis B. Investors should heed caution as RNAi has been plagued by clinical failures and setbacks. RNAi has not been shown to provide any tangible therapeutic ...