A panel of vaccine advisors voted that the CDC should stop recommending the hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns. The liver disease has been “virtually eliminated” in children since the routine vaccinations began 30 years ago,

Hepatitis doesn’t always announce itself. While hepatitis A often comes on abruptly, as with a bad stomach bug, most cases of hepatitis B and C are asymptomatic at first. Alcohol-related hepatitis and MASH tend to be quiet until the later stages, too.

As hepatitis B research progresses, achieving higher functional cure rates is becoming more feasible. It is vital that policymakers set clear elimination targets for hepatitis B, coordinate efforts, enhance surveillance, and create supportive regulatory environments to support this.

Long Island medical experts say the decision by a federal vaccine advisory committee to change the recommendations for when an infant should receive the hepatitis B vaccine will lead to more cases of the disease and is particularly concerning on Long Island,

CDC panel no longer recommends HVB vaccine for newborns State health officials tout the success of inoculations in babies Mothers can pass infection to their infants if they aren’t inoculated PHOENIX -- State health officials are going to continue recommending a hepatitis B shot for all newborns within 24 hours of birth despite State health officials are going to continue recommending a hepatitis B shot for all newborns within 24 hours of birth despite a new recommendation by the CDC.

Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.