The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices put off an expected vote on hepatitis B shots given to infants on the day they are born. "We have managed the MMRV vaccine situation for a number of years without any issues in terms of safety. A hepatitis B vaccine was first licensed in the U.S. in 1981. Following the 2005 recommendation, hepatitis B cases among infants fell from 5,494 cases per year in 2005 to 2,214 cases in 2023. By giving virtually all babies the hepatitis B right after birth, "Are we asking our babies to solve an adult problem?"