The CDC's revamped Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) discussed shrinking the childhood vaccination schedule and setting up a working group to assess the safety of aluminum adjuvants ...

The demand was raised by representatives of political parties, except the BJP, at the weekly meeting chaired by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)-Kerala Rathan U Kelkar. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pointing out ...

A CDC panel decided to end the universal birth dose of a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, with some officials pointing to Denmark's policies as a model During the recent ACIP meeting, several ...

Well, this one definitely sent the media pearl-clutchers into overdrive. After decades of the CDC insisting that brand-new, hours-old babies needed a hepatitis B shot — yes, the same virus mostly ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a ...

A CDC advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. no longer recommends that babies get a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The shots are widely considered to be a public health ...

Editor's note: This article was updated at 1110a ET with the results of two other votes. A panel of advisors to the CDC has voted to change the current recommendation that all newborns should start to ...

Update: The CDC's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for babies whose mothers test negative for the virus. Read the latest here. Our ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet on Thursday and Friday this week. A vote on the ...

Comments by President Trump, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some panelists suggest the committee is likely to delay hepatitis B shots and discuss revising the use of other vaccines. By ...