Babies and Infants

• R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s - The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”
• An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns - A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.
• Vaccine Advisory Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns - After heated disagreements, the committee members, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., delayed the vote until Friday morning. It was the third time the vote had been postponed.