A panel of US vaccine advisors will vote Friday on whether to rescind guidance that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss the childhood vaccine schedule, adjuvants and contaminants, and the hepatitis B shot.

The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

A group of vaccine advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will consider on Thursday whether to delay hepatitis B shots for the vast majority of American children in what would be the most significant change yet to U.

The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.

Other research reinforced the relationship between shingles vaccines and dementia. In 2024, a study of 200,000 U.S. older adults showed the recombinant subunit zoster vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a larger reduction in dementia risk than the live zoster vaccine.

By 2025, more than 13 billion doses of the vaccine are estimated to have been administered globally, saving untold millions of lives and suffering.

Trump is targeting Somalis with racist remarks ahead of expected immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota. And, a CDC advisory panel will revisit long-standing vaccine recommendations.