12/06/2025
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health does not agree with today’s recommendation to remove the long-standing guidance for every newborn to receive a hepatitis B shot.
Informed consent has always been central to medical care, and families need clear, evidence-based explanations of benefits and risks, not mixed signals. We always strive to work closely with our federal partners, but this shift in guidance is likely to create confusion for families.
Clinicians already tailor conversations to each patient, yet they also depend on straightforward, consistent national recommendations to confidently guide care. We continue to recommend the newborn hepatitis B dose because it is a proven, reliable safeguard during a child’s most vulnerable period.
