Today we shine a light on a study that suggests just how misguided and potentially dangerous new US hepatitis B vaccination guidelines may be for many infants. We also report on an analysis that should ease some concerns for pregnant women taking popular GLP-1 drugs. HBV VACCINE GUIDELINES LEAVE EXPOSED INFANTS UNPROTECTED A new study hints at the extent to which basing hepatitis B virus vaccination recommendations for infants only on their mother's infection status leaves them vulnerable to the virus from other close contacts. For decades, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all infants be vaccinated at birth against HBV. In a controversial new guideline, part of the vaccine overhaul agenda of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the agency now recommends that only children of mothers with HBV infections or unknown HBV status be vaccinated at birth. “A child can be exposed to hepatitis B from anyone with an active infection, not just their mother,...
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