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CDC vaccine advisory committee expected to question childhood vaccination schedule

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is expected to stop recommending universal vaccination of newborns against hepatitis B and question the childhood vaccination schedule when they meet Thursday.

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Pien Huang
Pien Huang is a reporter on the Science desk, covering public health and health disparities. She also guest hosts on NPR news programs, and narrates the Moments in History series on the NPR One app.
Michel Martin
Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition. Previously, she was the weekend host of All Things Considered and host of the Consider This Saturday podcast, where she drew on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member stations.

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