A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel that advises the agency on recommendations for vaccines delayed a planned vote Thursday on changes for the hepatitis B shot long recommended for newborns, putting off a decision with major implications for the Bay Area.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has scrutinized the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, as part of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to reduce the vaccinations that Americans receive. Kennedy argues that vaccines have health risks, including the development of autism, but respected medical associations call his assertions dangerous and not grounded in evidence.

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