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 ...

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 ...

In an executive order issued Friday, Trump directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory ...

Last week, the Trump administration announced changes to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, removing overall recommendations for ...

International differences in childhood immunization schedules have entered the political spotlight. President Donald Trump on Friday evening directed a review of international practices, hours after a ...

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 ...