Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects more than 250 million people worldwide and can lead to chronic liver disease and liver cancer ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending giving all infants a dose of the Hepatitis B ...

Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, ...

“This recommendation reflects ACIP’s rigorous review of the available evidence,” said Acting Director of the CDC and Deputy ...

The acting CDC director adopted controversial guidance from the agency's advisory panel, upending a decadeslong policy. The ...

John Ellis had barely heard of hepatitis B when he was diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease at age 16.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially abandoned universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns on ...

Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a small DNA virus from the Hepadnaviridae family. If someone has this infection for a long time, it can lead to ...

Learn why the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for newborns and how it protects infants from a potentially deadly liver ...

Vaccinating babies for hepatitis B at birth remains one of the clearest, most evidence-based ways to keep American children ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted Dec. 5 to stop recommending all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, a departure from a 30-year recommendation.

Dynavax's adult hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B is currently marketed in the US and is differentiated by its two-dose regimen over one month, which enables high levels of seroprotection faster than ...