STAT

CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Scientific American

CDC Formally Drops Guidance for Universal Hepatitis B Shots at Birth

New guidance from the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel scraps a decades-old universal birth dose recommendation for hepatitis B that helped cut infections by 99 percent in the U.S. On December 5 an ...
Reuters

Data supports current US policy of hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, as officials push for change

CHICAGO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - An independent review released on Tuesday by vaccine experts of more than 400 studies and reports found that long-standing U.S. policy of giving the hepatitis B vaccine to ...
STAT

Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Autoblog

Tesla Model Y Posts Worst Defect Rate of Any New Car in a Decade

Germany’s TÜV Report 2026 ranks the Tesla Model Y dead last for reliability among almost-new cars. One in six fails inspection. That should change how you shop. Tesla Model Y ranked last for ...