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Coverage dated December 16, 2025

CDC formally stops recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns

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The acting CDC director adopted controversial guidance from the agency's advisory panel, upending a decades-long policy.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    CDC formally stops recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The acting CDC director adopted controversial guidance from the agency's advisory panel, upending a decades-long policy.

  2. Black Enterprise

    CDC Drops Universal Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation For All Newborns (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The CDC adopted controversial guidance from its advisory panel, ending recommendations for the Hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns.

  3. CBS 19 Tyler

    CDC formally ends recommendation for hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    A vaccine advisory panel, appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to end the decades-long recommendation earlier this month.

  4. UPI

    CDC updates Hepatitis B vaccine guidance for infants (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a shift to a personalized approach for hepatitis B vaccination.

  5. Washington Examiner

    CDC drops newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially dropped recommendations for vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B.

  6. The Guardian

    CDC ends recommendation for all US newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Change marks an abrupt end to 30 years of established medical guidance. and follows vote earlier this month

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