CDC Advisers Delay Vote on Changing Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations

Some members said they were concerned about a last-minute change to the voting language.

A baby after receiving a vaccine for hepatitis B and other diseases, in a file illustration photograph. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

The panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines voted on Dec. 4 to delay a vote on whether to change recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination, the first vaccine that many children receive in the United States.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) members voted 6–3 to defer votes to Friday.