Florida drops school vaccine exemption expansion, keeps repeal push
The Department of Health is holding an Oct. 8 public meeting on repealing the shots, while pediatricians warn the change would lower immunization rates.
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The Department of Health is holding an Oct. 8 public meeting on repealing the shots, while pediatricians warn the change would lower immunization rates.
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the schedule of childhood shots.
The three-dose hepatitis B vaccine has a long track record of safety, but rolling back recommendations could leave kids vulnerable to infections, doctors say.
