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Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.

The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

© Kristian Thacker for The New York Times

Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may decide to end the recommendation that babies get immunized against hepatitis B.
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