On 5 December 2025, with a vote of 8 versus 3, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended the recommendation that all newborns in the United States receive a hepatitis B shot at birth. The birth dose was recommended only if the mother had tested positive for the virus or if her infection status was unknown.
https://brownstone.org/articles/hepatitis-b-vaccination-of-newborns-seriously-misleading-media-reports/
Hepatitis B Vaccination of Newborns: Seriously Misleading Media Reports ⋆ Brownstone Institute Peter C. Gøtzsche
They gave undue prominence and praise to the three dissenting ACIP voices and outsiders, who were depicted as experts or scientists.
https://brownstone.org/articles/hepatitis-b-vaccination-of-newborns-seriously-misleading-media-reports/
