The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted today to postpone a vote on whether to change its recommendation that all children should get vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth. The vote was 11-1, with Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., chair of the committee, the only dissenter.

The committee also revisited yesterday’s vote on whether the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine should be covered under the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which provides free or low-cost vaccine coverage for approximately half of children who are uninsured or on Medicaid. Today, the committee recommendation voted 9-3, with three abstentions, not to have it covered. This is a reversal of yesterday’s vote in favor of VFC coverage.

Members were supposed to vote on the hepat

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