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

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The CDC formally approved a major change to the childhood immunization schedule by dropping the long-standing recommendation ...

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NEXSPIKE is Moderna's third product to receive a positive CHMP opinion alongside Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) and mRESVIA (Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine) ...

Each winter, too many families across New England are impacted by respiratory diseases like the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The American Lung Association announced today the ...

Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party Steve Kerrigan is calling on the three Republican gubernatorial candidates to denounce a move by the HHS to end a longtime recommendation to provide ...

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has moved to abandon recommending hepatitis B vaccines for newborns in a 8 ...

Massachusetts leaders, including Gov. Maura Healey, condemned a CDC panel's vote to end the routine newborn hepatitis B shot.

For decades, the government has advised that all babies be vaccinated against the liver infection right after birth.