"On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control's vaccine panel voted 8-3 in favor of abandoning the universal recommendation of vaccinating newborns for hepatitis B, a dramatic shift from a decades-long practice that health experts and critics fear will have staggering impacts on public health. The vote is in alignment with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who has questioned the necessity of the shot at such an early age"
"health experts and critics fear will have staggering impacts on public health. The vote is in alignment with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who has questioned the necessity of the shot at such an early age and packed the key panel with vaccine skeptics after taking office as Health and Human Services Secretary. Below, are the latest developments and the fallout from this monumentous health decision."
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control vaccine panel voted 8-3 to abandon the universal recommendation of vaccinating newborns for hepatitis B, ending a decades-long policy. Health experts and critics warn the change could produce staggering negative impacts on public health by reducing early-life immunity and increasing transmission risks. The vote aligns with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has questioned the necessity of the newborn shot and who appointed vaccine skeptics to the key panel after becoming Health and Human Services Secretary. The decision has prompted immediate concern, and subsequent developments and fallout are emerging across public health and policy arenas.
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