CDC Advisers Table Vote on Hepatitis B Vaccine

Advisers had been considering delaying the first dose, which is currently recommended for newborns shortly after birth.

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

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sept. 19 voted to postpone a vote on delaying the first dose of a hepatitis B vaccine, which is currently recommended for newborns within hours of birth.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) members in an 11–1 vote tabled a motion that would have advised the CDC to recommend pushing the first dose back to a minimum of 1 month of age.