Despite new guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on giving the hepatitis B Vaccine to infants, ...

Under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials have changed guidance on hepatitis B vaccines, ...

Indiana can choose to protect newborns from hepatitis B even if Washington chooses to adopt RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism.

Doctors say the controversial vote to not recommend the vaccine for all newborns is creating chaos and hurdles for parents.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) member Joseph Hibbeln said Monday that a vote to axe a recommendation ...

Relying on testing to guide vaccination recalls an approach the United States tried in the 1980s and early ’90s that still ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted Dec. 5 to stop recommending all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, a ...

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook speaks at length with former CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the ...

John Ellis had barely heard of hepatitis B when he was diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease at age 16.

In a stunning decision that defies all expert advice and scientific evidence, the influential group that shapes U.S. vaccine policy will no longer recommend that all infants receive the hepatitis B ...

The guidance after 1991 recommended that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at least 24 hours after birth, leading to a major decline in infections.

How a new recommendation on hepatitis B vaccination could add confusion for families and limit protection against other diseases.