CT DPH head raises alarm following changes to vaccine recommendations from CDC

Connecticut Public – Tuesday, December 9, 2025
By Sujata Srinivasan

Connecticut health officials continue to call out against the latest decision from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine panel to overturn a longstanding recommendation on hepatitis B vaccines.

The panel, working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., decided it was no longer necessary for all babies to get hepatitis B vaccines soon after birth – just babies whose birthing parent tested positive, or if the parent’s status was unknown.

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