The CDC has moved to abandon recommending hepatitis B vaccines for newborns in an 8-3 vote on Friday by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

The news comes after Gov. Maura Healey and officials from the Department of Public Health slammed the Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a Wednesday press conference for his push to see if there is a link between childhood vaccines and autism. Healey blasted Kennedy and the ACIP committee, calling the Friday vote “dangerous and wrong.”

“This is about the health and safety of our children. The hepatitis B vaccine is safe, effective and lifesaving. It has been recommended for newborns since 1991 and has resulted in a 99% decrease in pediatric infection rates. This vote by Health and Human Services Secretary

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