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State health advisers back birth-dose hepatitis B policy as pediatricians report rising hesitancy
Summary
At an advisory committee debrief on recent ACIP actions, Connecticut public health officials reiterated support for the hepatitis B birth dose and described declining birth-dose uptake and growing parental hesitancy; clinicians requested clearer state resources and legal guidance.
The Department of Public Health’s advisory committee spent the majority of the meeting debriefing recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) votes that could alter aspects of the childhood vaccination schedule. Commissioner Jutani told the group that Connecticut’s DPH remains committed to recommending the hepatitis B birth dose: "the birth dose is still the right policy recommendation," she said, and emphasized that parental informed consent applies to all vaccines.
Presentations reviewed specific ACIP votes and implications. Slides summarized a vote recommending shared, individualized decision-making for the birth dose in infants born to HBsAg-negative mothers and a separate motion…
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