The Centers for Disease Control is a total "clown show," and people need to trust the advice of their local doctors instead ... so says a respected pediatrician.

Dr. Paul Offit joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday to talk after the Centers for Disease Control vaccine advisory committee voted to remove the recommendation that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine. Gallery Launch Gallery

Offit says he is outraged by the CDC's vote ... claiming more infants and toddlers will suffer from the disease because of the new, uninformed recommendation.

The doctor says the mistake the health bureaucrats are making is assuming kids only get HBV from their mothers who have the disease while pregnant -- those kids will definitely still get the vaccine, FYI.

Dr. Offit says you can get hepatitis B f

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