PhillyVoice

CDC's new hepatitis B vaccine recommendations will cause more infant infections, studies find

The revised guidelines also will lead to more than $20 million in extra health care costs, the research shows.
CIDRAP

End of universal birth-dose hep B vaccination will drive up infections, deaths, costs, researchers say

HBV infection at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health problems such as chronic liver disease and liver ...

CDC move to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccine could lead to hundreds of infections: Research

The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the ...
STAT

New U.S. recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine will have dire consequences, studies project

Policy that recommends offering hep B vaccine at birth only to babies perceived to be at risk will lead to increased numbers ...
The Courier-Journal

CDC Hepatitis B vaccine recommendations ain't broke, so they don't need a 'fix' | Opinion

Proposals to remove the CDC's recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth are causing concern. The vaccine has reduced newborn infections from as many as 20,000 per year to fewer than 20. An ...

CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show

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Monthly Prescribing Reference

CDC: Hepatitis B Vaccine Recs for Pregnant Individuals Updated

Primarily for individuals who received 1 dose of Heplisav-B, the data do not suggest an increased risk of major birth defects and miscarriage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...
Morehead State University

Guidelines on Institutional Response to Hepatitis B

Morehead State University provides information about hepatitis B disease consistent with the Centers for Disease Control guidelines to all freshmen and transfer students by way of the student handbook ...