A federal vaccine panel delayed a decision on changing the longstanding hepatitis B shot recommendations for newborns.

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn ...

ATLANTA - A federal vaccine advisory panel selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not vote on changing the ...

The CDC currently says a timely administration of a hepatitis B vaccine is essential to help prevent transmission of the ...

The unorthodox decision follows a chaotic, unconventional voting process for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), whose 12 members were all appointed under Health Secretary Robert ...

The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for most children. Although hepatitis B is often associated with high-risk ...

The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy. It's changed guidance for for measles, mumps ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is one of Philadelphia’s oldest success stories. The virus itself was discovered at Fox Chase Cancer Center in 1967 by Baruch Blumberg, who won a Nobel Prize for his work. He ...

The MMRV combination vaccine is associated with “a small increased risk” of febrile seizures after the first dose, according to the CDC. These findings led ACIP to change its guidance in 2009 to show ...

President Donald Trump recently advised against the Hepatitis B vaccine for infants, instead recommending that parents wait ...

Hepatitis B is a viral infection that impacts the liver. To test for hepatitis B, a doctor can perform a blood test that detects hepatitis B surface antigens. A positive result indicates a hepatitis B ...