Absent A Universal Vaccine Mandate, US Would See Jump In Hep B Cases, Related Diseases: Study

Absent A Universal Vaccine Mandate, US Would See Jump In Hep B Cases, Related Diseases: Study Infectious disease researchers estimate a 19% increase in chronic hepatitis B infections among children and young adults if immunizations are delayed until age 2, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recommended. If parents are permitted to decide if or when a child is vaccinated, the increase jumps to 83%, and more than half of children born each year would enter adulthood susceptible to infection. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/vaccines-102026/