CDC approves major child vaccine change, rejects controversial one

The CDC formally approved a major change to the childhood immunization schedule by dropping the long-standing recommendation for all newborns to get a hepatitis B vaccine.

Alto’s Dr. Ralph Abraham sworn-in as new Principal Deputy Director at CDC

Former Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham was sworn-in Monday by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Washington, D.C. as Principal Deputy Director of the Center for
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CDC ends guidance that all newborns should get hepatitis B vaccine, in major policy shift

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ended guidance that all newborns receive the ​hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it to parents, in consultation with a health care provider, to decide.
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