WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The CDC has pulled back its decades-old recommendation of vaccinating all newborns against the hepatitis B virus following an 8-3 vote by its advisory committee.

The new guidance encourages parents to wait at least two months before considering the vaccine if their baby has a low risk of contracting the virus. The previous recommendation called for all newborn babies to receive the hepatitis B vaccination on the day they are born.

CDC board member urges caution over newborn immune systems

CDC Advisory Board member Dr. Retsef Levi said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution regarding the impacts of vaccines in newborn children.

“We don’t know the exact potential impact of exposure to vaccines, but we do know that their immune system is not fully develo

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