CDC panel puts off decision on hepatitis B, COVID guideline looms

FILE - Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, June 16, 2023, told COVID-19 vaccine makers to update fall shots to target the latest omicron strain. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) The panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine recommendations decided Friday to leave unchanged guidance on when or if newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine. At least in the near term, babies will still routinely...