Massachusetts Gov. Healey slams RFK Jr.’s “reckless” reversal on newborn Hepatitis B shots

On December 5, 2025, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8-3 to drop the universal recommendation for the hepatitis B birth dose, limiting it to infants of HBsAg-positive mothers or those with unknown status; low-risk newborns would receive it only after shared clinical decision-making. The 1991 universal policy had reduced U.S. childhood …