Experts fear for US childhood vaccine schedule after hepatitis B guideline change
The article discusses concerns from pediatricians and experts regarding changes to the US childhood vaccine schedule. A government panel has taken up discussions on the safety and efficacy of vaccines, leading to a change in the hepatitis B vaccine recommendation. Experts fear this could create confusion and access issues, and they condemn the panel's actions as a "parody of public health." The article notes that several panel members are longtime anti-vaccine activists, appointed by the former Trump administration's health secretary, who has been a critic of vaccines. Experts worry this could open the entire childhood vaccine schedule to scrutiny and potential changes.
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