MedPage Universal birth dose dropped, despite warnings from physicians, medical groups. The CDC has formally adopted a recommendation from its vaccine advisory panel to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccination for every newborn at birth.
The agency said Tuesday that the childhood immunization schedule will be updated to reflect a shift to shared clinical decision-making for infants born to mothers who test negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Under the new guidance, parents and clinicians will decide when — or if — the vaccine is administered.