Federal Vaccine Advisors Say Not All Babies Need Hepatitis B Shot At Birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. The shots are widely considered to be a public health success for preventing thousands of liver illnesses. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders is decrying the decision by the committee members, all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Meanwhile, Democrats are pushing for the release of video of the first U.S. military strikes on a boat in the Caribbean, which they say shows a war crime or murder. And Trump is taking center stage at Friday's draw for the 2026 World Cup.