CDC committee drops hep B vaccine for all newborns
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CDC to weigh major childhood vaccine change
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Despite a controversial federal shift on infant vaccination, California doctors and state health officials continue to back the long-standing practice of giving hepatitis B shots to babies at birth.
It's not the first time this year that a contagious tuberculosis case has been detected in the Sacramento area. In August, an individual with active TB was identified at Cache Creek Casino Resort in Yolo County.
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Trump’s HIV cuts are devastating California’s Black and Latino communities
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California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts say
California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late mutations to the virus may leave the state particularly exposed to transmission.