No other country with an established hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination policy had previously retreated from that recommendation before the U.S. ACIP vote.
Sources
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- https://www.factcheck.org/2025/12/vaccine-panel-voting-to-change-hepatitis-b-shot-for-newborns-shares-misleading-information/ (factcheck.org)
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