Immunization Coalition of Delaware Supports the Use of Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth
Friday, December 12, 2025 Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to downgrade its longstanding recommendation to vaccinate all newborns against hepatitis B at birth. The newly formed ACIP has, under the leadership of HHS Secretary RFK, Jr., become decidedly anti-vaccine. ACIP now emphasizes routine hepatitis B screening of pregnant women so that children born to uninfected mothers may have their birth dose deferred. Unfortunately, some women become infected with HBV after their first trimester screening, and some are never screened at all, due to late (or no) prenatal care Read More …