The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — a panel of experts that advises on vaccine recommendations — voted 8-3 to end the universal recommendation for administering the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
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According to provisional statistics by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, which is approximately 76,000 less than in 2022 and the lowest number since 1979.
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A woman who recently detransitioned is now suing the Academy of Pediatrics and her doctors.
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