Cody Meissner

The panel voted to recommend a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine only for infants born to women who test positive.

Previously, the shot had been recommended to all babies.

It's a policy credited with dramatically lowering liver diseases caused by the virus.

Pediatrician Cody Meissner voted against the change.

But he and two others opposed to the change were overruled by eight members of the committee who voted yes.

Several said they cast their votes to support parents making their own decisions.

CDC staff pointed out that the previous policy allowed for this and that the group's responsibility is to make recommendations at the population level.

Ping Huang, NPR News.

Do no harm is a moral imperative.

We are doing harm by changing this wording.

And I vote no.

Do no harm is a moral imperative.

We are doing harm by changing this wording.

And I vote no.