Grandparents For Vaccines
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Our mission is to ensure America’s grandchildren have their best start in life without the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
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Vaccine Panel’s Hepatitis B Vote Signals Further Turbulence for Immunization Policy, Public Trust - KFF Health News
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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UK getting slammed by severe flu. Not too late - get a flu shot to reduce your risk of severe illness in the coming months. Flu is coming - are you ready?
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
UK getting slammed by severe flu. Not too late - get a flu shot to reduce your risk of severe illness in the coming months. Flu is coming - are you ready?
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"Children who were vaccinated against COVID-19 last season had a substantially lower risk of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus."
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COVID-19 vaccination substantially lowered risks for children last season, CDC report says
Children who were vaccinated against COVID-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus, according to a report published Thursday...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Children who were vaccinated against COVID-19 last season had a substantially lower risk of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus."
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Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven’t had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B. https://cnn.it/4q0lMD6
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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We Must Absolutely Ignore Them': Experts Defy CDC Panel's Hep B Vaccine Vote
— Medical societies, health departments, insurers continue to support birth dose.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
— Medical societies, health departments, insurers continue to support birth dose.
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'We Must Absolutely Ignore Them': Experts Defy CDC Panel's Hep B Vaccine Vote
Medical societies, health departments, insurers continue to support birth dose
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December 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
We Must Absolutely Ignore Them': Experts Defy CDC Panel's Hep B Vaccine Vote
— Medical societies, health departments, insurers continue to support birth dose.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
— Medical societies, health departments, insurers continue to support birth dose.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and West Coast Health Alliance have issued statements that continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and West Coast Health Alliance have issued statements that continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
It's encouraging that regional health alliances are stepping up to counter disinformation spread by federal health agencies.
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Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B
Hospitals and health departments across the country say they're not planning to change their vaccination policy.
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Hospitals and health departments across the country say they're not planning to change their vaccination policy.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B
Hospitals and health departments across the country say they're not planning to change their vaccination policy.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Hospitals and health departments across the country say they're not planning to change their vaccination policy.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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This ACIP meeting set a historic precedent for the erosion and destruction of science-based vaccine programs in our country.
Special Osterholm Update podcast edition! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss the recent decision by ACIP (CDC's vaccine advisers) to end universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendations and the impact it will have on public health
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December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This ACIP meeting set a historic precedent for the erosion and destruction of science-based vaccine programs in our country.
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"U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expose more children to the harmful virus and signals how other evidence-based vaccine policies will be undermined says doctors and disease experts."
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Kennedy vaccine advisers 'turned back the clock,' experts say
Their Hepatitis B decision will expose more children to the virus, they said.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expose more children to the harmful virus and signals how other evidence-based vaccine policies will be undermined says doctors and disease experts."
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This is how the evidence on a vaccine’s safety is generally assessed.
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FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access
The agency’s plan to change the well-established process for safety testing vaccines is not realistic.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This is how the evidence on a vaccine’s safety is generally assessed.
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The hepatitis b birth dose vaccine is safe and has the evidence to prove its effectiveness. The message to parents-- talk to your OB/GYN and the pediatrician you choose to take care of your baby. Thank you @drjudystone.bsky.social for this guidance. #VaccinesSaveLives
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Hepatitis B Birth Dose: What Parents Should Know About New Guidelines
As an infectious disease doctor and mother, these are my recommendations for how parents might think about the new CDC advisory committee Hepatitis B vaccine guidelines.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The hepatitis b birth dose vaccine is safe and has the evidence to prove its effectiveness. The message to parents-- talk to your OB/GYN and the pediatrician you choose to take care of your baby. Thank you @drjudystone.bsky.social for this guidance. #VaccinesSaveLives
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT