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Michaela Jackson

Michaela Jackson

Program Director of Prevention Policy, Hepatitis B Foundation

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Notable Quotes

Jackson said the vote is 'removing choice by causing barriers to access' and will lead to 'an increase in preventable infections among children.'([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/cdc-panel-rfk-hepatitis-b-vaccine?utm_source=openai))

Stories

US hepatitis B birth-dose policy upended by new vaccine advisory panel

Rule Changes

Leading public-health critic of the ACIP change

In December 2025, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8–3 to end the universal recommendation for hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. The committee was reconstituted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On December 16, 2025, Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill formally adopted the recommendation.

Updated 6 days ago