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Doctors Say Don't Delay Baby's Hep-B Vaccine
The Wall Street Journal
|October 08, 2025
It's the first and only shot most U.S. babies receive: the hepatitis B vaccine-a constant for decades in U.S. newborn care that doctors say is responsible for virtually eliminating childhood cases of the disease.
Now that routine protection could be at risk as the Trump administration considers delaying the shot, the latest in a string of moves that undercut longstanding vaccine recommendations. The president recently quipped that perhaps the vaccine could
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.
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