Liver Lineup: Navigating Hepatitis B Prevention After ACIP’s Birth Dose Shift
In this episode of Liver Lineup: Updates & Unfiltered Insights, hosts Nancy Reau, MD, and Kim Brown, MD, take on a recent consequential and controversial public health decision: the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) vote to remove the universal birth-dose hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for infants born to mothers who test negative for HBV. Key episode timestamps: 0:00:00 – Introduction and initial reactions 0:01:40 – Hep B as an anti‑cancer vaccine & global perspective 0:03:59 – Transmission, testing gaps, and implementation problems 0:07:48 – Infant risk, carrier status, and long‑term protection 0:10:14 – Broader health and oncology implications 0:11:48 – Personal stance and closing thoughts