Summary
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has decided to remove the recommendation for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine. The panel is also reviewing other vaccine guidelines. Dr. Paul Offit from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discussed these changes.
Key Facts
- The CDC vaccine advisory panel was appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The panel voted to stop recommending that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
- The recommendation change applies to a policy that was in place for newborn babies.
- Dr. Paul Offit discussed the changes with William Brangham.
- Dr. Paul Offit is the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- The panel is considering other changes to vaccine guidelines.
