The study comes months after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in December 2025 to replace its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Recent discussions by the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee about ...

Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver that is most commonly transmitted from mother to child during birth and delivery in early childhood, as well as through contact with blood or other body ...

Hepatitis B is a liver infection that inflames the organ and impacts its ability to function. It can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and is estimated to impact between 880,000 and ...

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The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies ...

WASHINGTON — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to approve new recommendations delaying the child hepatitis B vaccine for infants Friday, providing a win for the Make America ...