ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A panel that makes recommendations on vaccines to the nation’s health leaders suggested changing a policy that’s been in place for over 30 years. The change centers ...

Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver. It can resolve without treatment, or it may worsen and cause cirrhosis or liver cancer. A vaccine against the hepatitis B virus has been available since ...

A CDC advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. no longer recommends that babies get a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The shots are widely considered to be a public health ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is crucial in preventing transmission, especially in infants, with a 3-dose series starting at birth. Despite evidence supporting vaccine safety, skepticism persists due to ...

Well, this one definitely sent the media pearl-clutchers into overdrive. After decades of the CDC insisting that brand-new, hours-old babies needed a hepatitis B shot — yes, the same virus mostly ...

Sanofi to acquire Dynavax, adding a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine and phase 1/2 shingles candidate to the pipeline Dynavax’s adult hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B is currently marketed in the US ...