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Study models more hepatitis B cases under revised CDC birth-dose guidance

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TIME, The New York Times and ABC News report that a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine uses computer modeling to project the effects of revised CDC hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns. The CDC in December 2025 stopped recommending a universal birth dose for babies of mothers who test negative, favoring shared decision-making. The outlets say the model projects chronic hepatitis B cases would rise 225 percent if about 26 percent of children are vaccinated, and up to 83 percent in another estimate. ABC News reports the study finds up to 1.8 million young adults could be left vulnerable to the virus. The change has since been paused after legal action, ABC News says.

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A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine uses computer modeling to project hepatitis B infections among children born in the U.S. under revised CDC recommendations.
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TIME, The New York Times, ABC News
In December 2025 the CDC stopped recommending a universal hepatitis B birth dose for babies born to mothers who test negative, shifting to shared decision-making.
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TIME, ABC News
The study projects chronic hepatitis B cases would rise 225 percent if about 26 percent of children are vaccinated.
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Another estimate in the study projects up to an 83 percent increase in chronic hepatitis B infections.
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The study estimates up to 1.8 million young adults could be left vulnerable to hepatitis B.
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The CDC change has since been paused after legal action.
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The size of the projected rise in chronic hepatitis B cases.
TIME reports a 225 percent rise if about 26 percent of children are vaccinated; The New York Times reports up to 83 percent. Both figures are attributed to the same study.

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All three left-side outlets report a modeling study projecting more chronic hepatitis B infections under the CDC's move away from a universal birth dose, and they treat that change as a public health risk.

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Headlines present the change as a health risk, centering the study's projected rise in infections and, in one case, naming health secretary Kennedy's plan as the cause.
Kennedy’s Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds
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projected rise in chronic infections
risk to young adults
reversal of universal birth dose

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ABC NewsLeft
Hepatitis B vaccine recommendation changes could leave millions vulnerable: Study
Changes to federal hepatitis B vaccination recommendations could lead to more childhood infections, according to a new study published Monday.
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The New York TimesLeft
Kennedy’s Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds
Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of researchers reported.
2 days agoRead at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
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Hepatitis B Cases Could Surge Under New Vaccine Guidelines, Study Finds
Delaying the newborn hepatitis B vaccine by even a couple of months would have detrimental effects at a population level, new models show.
2 days agoRead at TIME (opens in a new tab)

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TIMELeftOct 19, 5:00 PM EDT
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ABC NewsLeftOct 21, 4:29 PM EDT

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Study models more hepatitis B cases under revised CDC birth-dose guidance

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Hepatitis B vaccine recommendation changes could leave millions vulnerable: Study

Kennedy’s Vaccine Plan Could Cause Surge in Hepatitis B, Study Finds

Hepatitis B Cases Could Surge Under New Vaccine Guidelines, Study Finds

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