New York health officials won't change hepatitis B vaccine guidance
New York has no plans to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance after a Centers for Disease Control advisory panel voted to stop recommending a first dose for newborns.
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New York has no plans to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance after a Centers for Disease Control advisory panel voted to stop recommending a first dose for newborns.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
Acting Health Commissioner Michelle Morse called the vote to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth concerning and unscientific. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports
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