Advisory Board December 8, 2025
CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Friday voted 8-3 to recommend delaying when most babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, a controversial decision that came shortly before President Donald Trump issued a presidential memo ordering a review of the childhood vaccine schedule.
ACIP votes to delay hepatitis B vaccine
ACIP’s new recommendation is that mothers who test negative for hepatitis B during their pregnancy should discuss with their doctors whether to give the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, or at all, and those who choose to give their child the vaccine should wait until their baby is at least two months old.
The vote won’t change the policy for babies born to mothers who tested positive for...
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