New moms and their babies will likely see a change in preventative treatment after they give birth, thanks to a decision by a federal vaccine panel that weakens longstanding guidance on the hepatitis ...

At Friday’s ACIP vaccine advisory committee meeting, the group undid decades of science-based recommendations that a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine should be administered to all newborns.

Two major health insurance industry groups, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and AHIP, reiterated Thursday that they will continue to cover all vaccines recommended by the committee as of earlie...