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An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to roll back a major vaccination policy.

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A CDC committee has recommended delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.

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A key advisory committee for the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday voted to hold off on giving babies the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been standard practice for decades.

NPR health correspondent Rob Stein joins us now with more on this.

Hey, Rob.

Hey there, Ader.