A CDC panel voted on Friday to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine only to the babies of mothers who test positive for the virus, or whose status is unknown, 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.”

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…

  • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Will the CDC’s bullshit recommendation be used by insurance companies to deny coverage for the shots?

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
      3·
      2 days ago

      Of course, that’s what this always been about. Insurance companies will no longer have to cover the cost for a vaccination in EVERY newborn. This adds BILLIONS in profit, especially over time.

    • phed@lemmy.ml
      3·
      2 days ago

      Yup it will allow them to shirk duties and push their agenda. A financial windfall. Maybe RFK has been on their payroll this entire time. Lobbying, kickbacks, and bribes need to go. Illegal as fuck, jail time, and they need to go through all politicians, judges, official, and get rid of every corrupt motherfucker on the take out there.