"But as of this week, thousands of newborns across the U.S. will no longer receive the initial inoculation for hepatitis B - the first in a litany of childhood vaccinations and the top defense against one of the world's deadliest cancers. On Dec. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's powerful vaccine advisory panel voted to nix the decades-old birth-dose recommendation."
"Democratic-led states and blue-chip insurance companies have scrambled to shore up access. California joined Hawaii, Oregon and Washington in forming the West Coast Health Alliance to maintain uniform public policy on vaccines in the face of official "mis- and dis-information." "Universal hepatitis B vaccinations at birth save lives, and walking away from this science is reckless," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement."
Thousands of newborns across the United States will no longer receive the hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine after the CDC vaccine advisory panel voted on Dec. 5 to end the decades-old recommendation. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again movement pushed the change while seeking broader revisions to the childhood vaccine schedule and state kindergarten immunization requirements. The federal decision could jeopardize coverage through some insurers and public-benefits programs. Democratic-led states and major insurers have moved to preserve access, and several West Coast states formed an alliance to maintain uniform vaccine policy.
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