The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#393 - [Neo News] - 📌 CDC vs. AAP: What Is the Right Approach to Hep B Vaccination at Birth?
22 minutes Posted Jan 16, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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Send us a text This week on Neo News, we tackle the recent and controversial divergence between CDC and AAP guidelines regarding the birth dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine. With the CDC now recommending a deferred schedule for infants of Hepatitis B-negative mothers, we explore the clinical implications, the risks of vertical transmission, and the challenge of navigating discordant public health advice. We discuss how to handle shared decision-making in an era of waning vaccine confidence and ...