CDC changes tack on hepatitis B shots
Digest more
A vaccine advisory panel, appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to end the decades-long recommendation earlier this month.
Doctors say the controversial vote to not recommend the vaccine for all newborns is creating chaos and hurdles for parents.
The other Michigan health systems that plan to continue offering the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine are Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care, Munson Healthcare and University of Michigan Health.
Despite new guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on giving the hepatitis B Vaccine to infants, Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, some hospitals and the American