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Coverage dated September 15, 2025

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids

Headline from Delaware Public Media

A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine -- from right after birth to age 4.

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  1. CT Mirror

    RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for children (opens CT Mirror)

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    CT Mirror's feed description

    A federal vaccine advisory panel is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine, currently given to newborns.

  2. GBH News

    Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine -- from right after birth to age 4.

  4. New York Post

    Do babies really need the hepatitis B vaccine? What we know as RFK Jr. moves to delay shots for kids (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is expected to vote to recommend delaying the hepatitis B shot typically given at birth to age 4.

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