Cassidy urges CDC director to reject vaccine panel’s hepatitis B recommendations

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Friday publicly called for the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reject a vaccine advisory panel’s recommendation to no longer administer doses of the hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns. Cassidy’s plea came soon after the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted…