Senator Cassidy Criticizes HHS on Hepatitis B Vaccine
Update: 2025-12-05
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Senator Bill Cassidy, a medical professional and Republican leader in healthcare, criticizes the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior for alleged bias against science. The department is reviewing the childhood vaccine schedule, including the hepatitis B vaccine given at birth. Cassidy defends the vaccines effectiveness and safety, citing a significant drop in hepatitis B transmissions since its recommendation in 1991. Some Republican senators, like Rand Paul, disagree, arguing theres no medical reason for newborns to receive or be mandated the vaccine. The CDC faces tension as Secretary Kennedy replaced the vaccine advisory committee with new members, some of whom are skeptical of vaccines. A recent study from the University of Minnesota supports the birth dose, finding it has cut hepatitis B infections by over ninety-nine percent since 1991.
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