CDC Advisory Committee Adjusts Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations

A committee from the CDC has decided to stop recommending that all infants in the U.S. receive the hepatitis B vaccine right after they are born. Presenter Liz Wheeler from Blaze TV shared her experience in the hospital when she opted not to vaccinate her newborn immediately.

“I still remember the day my first daughter was born. I was in the hospital room, and I said no to the hepatitis B vaccine for her. Soon after, a perinatologist came into my room,” she recalls.

The perinatologist, described as an expert with added training in high-risk pregnancies, emphasized the importance of the vaccine. Wheeler responded by asking why it was necessary, especially since she didn’t have hepatitis B herself. She found the doctor’s approach to be rather aggressive.

“Eventually, she told me, ‘Tomorrow, when I leave the hospital, I might get in a car accident, and my baby might need a blood transfusion. What if that blood is contaminated with hepatitis B?'” Wheeler stated, recalling the exact words. This remark struck her as manipulative and lacking a scientific basis, leading her to resist the so-called expert advice.

She criticized the influence of pharmaceutical companies over medical recommendations, describing it as corrupt. “They profit off vulnerable children and parents’ fears,” Wheeler said.

However, she doesn’t view the CDC’s recommendation change as a significant win for vaccine skeptics. “They’re not scrapping the vaccine; instead, they’re suggesting a delay until the baby is two months old. Really, it still seems absurd,” she added. “Newborns typically aren’t at risk in the way hepatitis B is transmitted,” she pointed out, implying that the rationale behind the vaccine for infants didn’t add up.