Skip to Main ContentRFK Jr. Is Coming For Another Vaccine That's Been Around For 44 YearsHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked federal vaccine advisory board is considering a vote to stop vaccinating newborns for hepatitis B, a member of the board told the Washington Post Tuesday. Instead of a birth dose, the board would recommend children be vaccinated for the viral infection on a later schedule.Since its implementation in 1991, the dose at birth has led to a 99 percent decrease in hepatitis B infections in children and teens.The vote is planned for Thursday.Read more at The Washington Post.See All UpdatesClose