Illinois vaccine committee votes to keep recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns

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Original Load Date Dec. 16, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 16, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/12/16/illinois-vaccine-committee-votes-to-keep-recommending-hepatitis-b-vaccine-for-newborns

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The state’s vaccine advisory committee voted Tuesday to reaffirm and continue the practice of administering the hepatitis B vaccine to all healthy and stable infants within 24 hours of birth in Illinois. The recommendation once again puts the state at odds with [ _federal health officials who this ...