A recent vote by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel to end the universal recommendation for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine is sparking outrage. Critics are decrying the decision as a dangerous rollback of public health gains, citing concerns that it will lead to increased infant mortality and long-term health issues like liver damage and cancer. Many are expressing dismay and anger, viewing the panel's decision as politically motivated and anti-science, with some directly linking it to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and conservative political figures.
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RFK Jr.’s hand-picked anti-vax panel has removed any doubt about their obvious bias and destroyed any shred of credibility for their decision-making process.
CDC should reject this dangerous suggestion that will simply mean more babies die in the United States.
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CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants
In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.
New from @cameronoakes.bsky.social: On Dec. 5, 2025, a CDC panel voted to end the blanket recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, undercutting public health gains of the past 34 years.
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CDC Committee Changes Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine Guidance
The ACIP committee cited misinformation to suggest that the benefits of the vaccine, which prevents liver disease and cancer, may not outweigh the risks.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a statement this morning that the decision by the CDC advisory panel to reverse its hepatitis B vaccination recommendation for newborns "is a mistake."
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