Federal Panel’s Shift on Hepatitis B Vaccine Risks America’s Health and Security

In a move that raises serious concerns about the direction of American health policy, a federal vaccine advisory committee recently voted to end the longstanding recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. This decision, made by members appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a figure with a controversial history in the vaccine debate—threatens to reverse decades of proven success in preventing a dangerous liver infection among vulnerable infants. Why Does Reversing This Policy Put America at Risk? Hepatitis B is more than a childhood illness; it can lead to chronic liver failure, cancer, and cirrhosis...