CDC advisers vote to table hepatitis B vaccine vote

Vaccine Recommendation - ACIP tabled the vote on changing the hepatitis B vaccination recommendation for newborns indefinitely [1][2] - Current recommendation is for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they are born [1] - Proposed change considered moving the vaccination to one month after birth if the mother tests negative for hepatitis B [1] - Concern existed regarding the basis for the one-month recommendation [2] Decision-Making Process - Director O'Neal has the final say on recommendations [2] - Director needs a vote to sign off on a new recommendation [3] - Unlikely the director will issue a new recommendation without a vote [3] Other Vaccines - MMRV recommendation is expected to go through [3]