CDC no longer recommends Hep B vaccine for all newborns

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been issued on vaccines for newborns. A federal vaccine advisory panel voted to change a long-standing recommendation to give babies the Hepatitis B vaccine.

Health officials worried about the CDC changing vaccine recommendations

Public health officials across the country are worried about a possible change in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations. Health insurance providers could stop covering the cost of immunizations if that happens, and the change could lower vaccination rates and access.