• Today’s meeting: Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just wrapped up the first day of a two-day meeting that could lead to a major change to the childhood ...

• Today’s meeting: Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, instead recommending individual ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics still recommends protecting kids against 18 different diseases, including those removed ...

Editor's note: This article was updated at 1110a ET with the results of two other votes. A panel of advisors to the CDC has voted to change the current recommendation that all newborns should start to ...

As an alternative to new federal vaccine recommendations, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its own childhood vaccine schedule Monday with the backing of a dozen of the nation's most ...

The CDC on Tuesday evening formally adopted a change in the newborn vaccine schedule that doesn't recommend all babies born to mothers who test negative for hepatitis b get the shot against the virus.

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. ATLANTA,GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29: A Hepatitis B vaccine in Atlanta ...