A key federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to do away with the recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine. The vote came after two days of charged, contentious debate among panelists and concerned stakeholders, and it fulfilled a long-held goal of the anti-vaccine movement. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and...
New York City Council member Chi Ossé has dropped a bid to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in a primary after New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani expressed his opposition. “Exploring the possibility of this run was important,” Ossé said in a statement to Politico. “As committed, I will not be launching this...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story ACIP approves most consequential changes to vaccine guidance this year The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday voted to change decades-long guidance on hepatitis B vaccination, following...
President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on Friday he signed a memorandum to review the 72-vaccine schedule required for all American children from infancy onward.
The first lady visited sick children at a Washington, D.C.-area hospital Friday for a heartwarming Christmas celebration, sharing hugs and holiday wishes with patients.
To avoid admitting “tragically unprepared” kids, universities should acknowledge “test-optional admissions” has been a “failure," said Ben Sasse at The Wall Street Journal.