ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 5: Members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are seen during a meeting on December 5, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

CDC officially updates hepatitis B policy, recommending ‘individual-based decision-making’ for mothers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now officially recommends “individual-based decision-making” for women deciding whether to give the hepatitis-B to their newborns within 24 hours of birth, as opposed to universally recommending that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.

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