The move upended decades-old recommendation for newborns that doctors had credited with preventing infections and liver cancer.

Many public health experts lambasted lawyer Aaron Siri’s two-hour presentation in front of the committee Friday.

Shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster. After a chicken pox infection, the virus hides in some nerve cells, ready to reactivate if the immune system weakens, which can happen with age. About half of all shingles cases are in adults 60 and older, according to the National Institute on Aging. 

New Jersey health officials will continue to recommend universal vaccination of newborns for hepatitis B despite a RFK Jr. panel ruling.

Long Island medical experts say the decision by a federal vaccine advisory committee to change the recommendations for when an infant should receive the hepatitis B vaccine will lead to more cases of the disease and is particularly concerning on Long Island,

The new chair of the panel remade by Kennedy oversaw the overturning of the hepatitis B birth-dose guidance.

Experts warn the decision could confuse doctors, burden families, and revive preventable infections as the committee reopens the entire childhood vaccine schedule.

The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.The number of CPS students vaccinated against measles has been declining for years,