The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end universal hepatitis B vaccination recommendations for newborns. Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images

Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to the immunization practice.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, whose members were chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted Friday to end universal hepatitis B vaccination recommendations for newborns.

The revised recommendation calls for mothers who test negative for the virus to consult with a doctor or other health care pro

See Full Page