Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) warned of the risk of Hepatitis B infection in infants on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel during which changes to the current immunization schedule for the virus are expected to be discussed and voted on.

Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), said during his closing remarks at a hearing with former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leaders, spoke out against a recommendation to no longer vaccinate newborns against Hepatitis B.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the CDC is scheduled to discuss and vote on Hepatitis B vaccines Thursday. The questions on the docket have not been publicly released.

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