Sparks Fly as ACIP Members Debate Hep B Vaccine for Newborns, Delay Vote Again

by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.

Citing disagreements about the vote’s language, the committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccines today voted to delay until tomorrow a vote on whether to change the current recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine within 12-24 hours of birth.

The members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 7-3 to take more time to review the language of the vote.

Tomorrow’s proposed vote, divided into three parts, would change the recommendation for babies born to mothers who test negative for the illness, which represents over 99.5% of mothers…

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