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Compulsory Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth
Recent expert advice to CDC would bring the U.S. closer to the Italian model
By Sabino Paciolla | December 10th 2025 12:09 PMThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent U.S. scientific body within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides official recommendations on vaccine use, decided by an 8-3 vote to end the general recommendation that all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B within the first hours…
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