A CDC panel voted on Friday to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine only to the babies of mothers who test positive for the virus, and to suggest that, for all other babies, doctors and parents should have a conversation about the risks and benefits of the shot, a process known as “shared clinical decision-making.”

That goes against what the federal government has recommended for nearly 35 years and against the guidance of medical organizations…

  • AmbitiousProcess (they/them)@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    Speaking of healthcare in general, have you ever checked out Whole Washington?

    They’re a group advocating for statewide universal healthcare, and if we can all get them well-known enough, we can get a vote-able ballot option to give nearly everyone in Washington universal healthcare, at a lower cost than our collective current costs!

    (Pledge to sign!)