Hep B, Trump and CDC
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US President Donald Trump lauded a vote by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) panel to end its recommendation for giving Hepatitis B jabs to newborns
Medical experts called the decision “devastating to children’s health”
A federal advisory committee is changing a decades-old vaccine recommendation for newborns, but it's facing widespread backlash from medical leaders.
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Judge orders CDC to restore webpages that doctors consult but were dropped under Trump order
A judge ordered federal health agencies to restore webpages about medical treatments that were removed under a Trump administration order.
Common anti-vaccine talking points were on display as the CDC’s immunization advisers repealed a hepatitis B birth vaccine recommendation and scrutinized the childhood schedule.
A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine