Hepatitis B: What parents should know about the virus and the vaccine
toggle caption angelp/iStockphoto/Getty Images
For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That could soon change.
An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to vote Thursday on whether to rescind that universal recommendation.
If that happens, pediatricians say, the health consequences could be dire.
"It would be extremely dangerous," Dr. Andrew Pavia told NPR this year.
Continue Reading on NPR
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.