Since roughly 1991, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended all babies get a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The CDC committee that helps set vaccine policy voted ...

Since roughly 1991, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended all babies get a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The CDC committee that helps set vaccine policy voted ...

Fewer Oregon newborns are getting vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth and slightly fewer pregnant people are being screened for the virus, according to new state data released Tuesday. The Oregon ...

Hepatitis B vaccinations for Oregon newborns fell to 82% in 2024 from 86% in 2022, while birth parent screening also having ...

Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven't had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B.Last week, a federal ...

Over the past four years, health officials at the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) have tracked a small but significant drop in newborn hepatitis B vaccination, at the same time they’ve documented a drop ...

A CDC advisory panel weighs reversing a decades-old vaccine recommendation for newborns. Republicans hold a deep-red district in a special election, but results show a slight gain by Democrats. And a ...

The West Coast Health Alliance recommends the vaccine, despite the CDC's change in guidance last December.

You can’t blame this one on the stork. After a brief baby bump early in the COVID-19 pandemic, birth rates in the US and ...

NEW YORK – New York City health officials have confirmed one case of measles this week involving an unvaccinated infant with recent international travel. The NYC Health Department said it is working ...