Doctor opposes federal advisory panel’s shift on hepatitis B vaccine policy for newborns

Medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta says a federal committee’s move to end universal hepatitis B vaccines for newborns leads to confusion and skepticism about vaccines.

SEATTLE — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end its recommendation that all newborn babies receive hepatitis B shots – a move one doctor says erodes trust in any public health guidance from the Trump administration.

NBC medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta, a public health physician and pulmonologist, spoke with KING 5’s Joyce Taylor on Friday.

“It’s going to sow continued confusion, continued doubt, continued skepticism on the safety of not hepatitis B vaccine, but all

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