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QUESTION
Why are newborns vaccinated for hepatitis B if the risk and mother's status are negative?
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The vaccination of newborns for hepatitis B is a longstanding ACIP recommendation to protect against unknown diagnoses and provide lifelong protection.
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) advises on this preventive measure.
- The aim is to protect children right from birth regardless of the mother's hepatitis B status.
- This approach ensures protection throughout life against hepatitis B.
- The practice addresses the possibility of unknown hepatitis B diagnoses at birth.
Kristy Marmorato
0:39:03
If children are at low risk from hepatitis b and if a mother does not test positive for hepatitis b, why are we that giving the vaccine to newborns within the most few days of life.
0:39:15
Why is that a concern?
0:39:16
Was there a hepatitis b outbreak that I'm, like, unaware of or an increase in rates?
Dr. Celia Quinn
0:39:21
This has been a longstanding recommendation by ACIP to ensure that children who maybe there's an unknown diagnosis make sure that people are able to be protected from hepatitis b throughout life.
0:39:35
This is a longstanding ACIP recommendation.
0:39:37
Okay.