10/10/2025
Our clinicians are hearing questions from families about why newborns need the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Hepatitis B is a virus that can silently damage the liver for years before symptoms appear. It can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death.
Here’s what families should know:
• Hepatitis B spreads easily through contact with infected blood — even amounts too small to see
• Many people don’t know they are infected and can pass the virus to others
• The hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective
• The first dose at birth offers the earliest protection against lifelong infection
The vaccine has already reduced infections in children across the U.S. Staying on schedule helps protect every generation from this serious disease.
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