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CDC vaccine panel says not all babies need hepatitis B shot at birth

Dec 5, 2025

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CDC vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots

Dec 4, 2025

Chicago pediatrician concerned after hepatitis B vaccine decision

A local doctor is voicing concerns Friday, after a federal vaccine advisory committee voted to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.

Dec 6, 2025

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What to know about hepatitis B shot for infants

Dec 4, 2025

Clinicians might not carry some vaccines after CDC move, experts warn

Sep 19, 2025

CDC panel drops COVID vaccine recommendation

Sep 19, 2025

Hepatitis C in babies and pregnant mothers | What you need to know

Nov 6, 2023

Frozen strawberries recalled over possible Hepatitis A contamination

Mar 18, 2023

Global toll of mysterious hepatitis in children rises to 650 cases

May 31, 2022

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Chicago pediatrician concerned after hepatitis B vaccine decision

Dec 6, 2025

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US vaccine advisers say not all babies need hepatitis B shot at birth

Dec 5, 2025

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Expert talks innovative treatment plan for Hepatitis C in pregnancy and infancy

Nov 6, 2023

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Frozen strawberries recalled over possible Hepatitis A contamination

Mar 18, 2023

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IDPH reports 9 possible cases of hepatitis in kids

May 26, 2022

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Chicago hospital finds 4th possible case of hepatitis in IL kids

Apr 26, 2022

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3 possible cases of severe hepatitis reported in IL kids

Apr 26, 2022

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3 possible cases of severe hepatitis reported in Illinois kids

Apr 25, 2022

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Children hepatitis: 9 possible cases reported in kids in Illinois, health officials say

Two-thirds of the children tested positive for adenovirus, which is a common virus that typically causes cold or flu-like illness, health officials said.

May 26, 2022

What parents should know about rare hepatitis outbreak in children after new CDC alert

There are at least 109 cases of hepatitis among children in the U.S.

May 12, 2022

10 states report severe hepatitis in children as researchers investigate mysterious outbreak

In Minnesota, one of the latest to see cases, two children have required liver transplants. One of them still waiting.

May 2, 2022

Lurie Children's Hospital finds 4th possible case of hepatitis in kids reported in Illinois

A Chicago hospital found a fourth possible case of hepatitis in kids reported in Illinois.

Apr 27, 2022

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3 possible cases of severe hepatitis in kids reported in Illinois, IDPH says

Illinois public health officials are looking into three potential cases of a rare liver illness affecting young children.

Apr 25, 2022