The NVHR team discusses the history and evidence behind the recommendation for all newborns to receive a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, and how an upcoming CDC advisory committee meeting might upend longstanding practice.
Further reading:
- Hepatitis B Foundation has a ton of valuable resources, including their updated Hep B birth dose toolkit
- The American Academy of Pediatrics maintains resources on childhood immunization, including their statement on Hep B birth dose
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provides resources on hep B childhood immunization, including this thorough article on routine childhood vaccination
- from STAT (may require subscription): Dropping hepatitis B shots for newborns would ignore history and endanger children, scientists warn (9/11/25)