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Martin Kulldorff

Martin Kulldorff

Chair, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

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Notable Quotes

Kulldorff told the June 2025 meeting that a new workgroup would ask whether it is "wise" to administer the hepatitis B shot to every newborn before hospital discharge, signaling willingness to revisit the universal birth-dose policy. ([cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/rfk-jr-acip-cdc-vaccine-panel-holds-first-meeting.html?utm_source=openai))

Stories

ACIP moves to end universal hepatitis B shots at birth

Rule Changes

Leads reconstituted ACIP reviewing long-established vaccine recommendations

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8–3 on December 5, 2025 to end the recommendation that every U.S. newborn receive a hepatitis B shot within 24 hours of birth. The committee had been recently overhauled under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill ratified the change on December 16, 2025.

Updated 7 days ago