HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the practice of vaccinating newborns.

In a matter of weeks, the credibility of the U.S. vaccine advisory panel has been upended after Kennedy removed all 17 of its highly respected members.

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