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Pennsylvania health officials concerned after vote from CDC panel on hepatitis B vaccine

Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said she fears a possible step back in the fight against hepatitis B in children and infants.

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Health alliance disagrees with CDC panel on hepatitis B vaccine

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What parents should consider now that the CDC has voted to change recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine

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CDC vaccine panel chair compares team to 'puppets on a string'

The newly appointed chair of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel privately expressed concerns about the committee’s independence, according to a transcript of remarks obtained by POLITICO.

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US Vaccine Committee Scraps Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shot in All Newborns

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RFK Jr. panel ends recommendation of hepatitis b vaccine for newborns

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Kennedy vaccine advisers 'turned back the clock,' experts say

"Do you want to expose your child, your baby, to an intervention that could have some potential harms when the risk is so low?" said Retsef Levi, one of the advisers who supported the new recommendati...

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Kennedy's Advisers Scrap Hepatitis B Vaccine Guidance for Most Children in Major Policy Shift

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RFK Jr. Panel Ends Longtime Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shot at Birth

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Auditor General: Pennsylvania Dept. of Health can’t explain most of $29 million in EMS spending

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health can’t account for more than two-thirds of the $29 million it has spent on EMS services since 2021, the commonwealth’s auditor general said Thursday. Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor called on the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) to implement changes to the administration of the Emergency Medical Services Operating

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As vaccination rates fall among western Pennsylvania school-aged children, health officials sound the alarm

One of the most concerning declines involves the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella. Health experts say communities need at least 95% coverage to maintain herd immunity. But last school year, MMR rates among Pennsylvania kindergarteners dropped to 93.7%.

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Pennsylvania health department launches violence data dashboard: 4 details

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Aug. 3 unveiled its violence data dashboard to track the scope, frequency and populations affected by violence in the state. 1. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2019 Executive Order to reduce gun violence mandated the ...

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Auditor general says Pa. Department of Health can't account for $29.3 million from EMS fund

Pennsylvania's Auditor General says the commonwealth's Department of Health has essentially lost track of millions of dollars spent in the last four years.

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Pa. Health Dept. chief stepping down

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Gov. Tom Wolf says his Health secretary is leaving to take a position in the private sector. Wolf said Dr. Karen Murphy was a key figure in his administration’s fight against the heroin and opioid epidemic, and she oversaw the ...

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Pa. transgender health leader’s name changed on federal portrait in act of 'bigotry'

Among the portraits of agency leaders that line the hallways at the federal Department of Health and Human Services is one of Adm. Rachel Levine, who served as Pennsylvania secretary of health and physician general before being named President’s Biden’s assistant secretary of health.

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Norovirus caused symptoms in Faccia Luna customers, PA health department confirms

The Faccia Luna Pizzeria on South Atherton Street was closed for three days this week after employees and customers developed an illness that the Pennsylvania Health Department said was norovirus. After diners reported getting sick after eating at a ...

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Pennsylvania Health Department’s Report Reveals 3.4% Drop in Hospital Infections

Pennsylvania hospitals experienced a 3.4 percent drop in overall healthcare-associated infection from 2009-2010, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health‘s third annual HAI report. The 2010 report compiles data collected from Pennsylvania ...