Senator Cassidy opposes Biden’s plan to reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendation, citing public health risks.

Senator Bill Cassidy, R-La., has publicly opposed the Biden administration’s proposed reversal of the long-standing recommendation for newborn hepatitis B vaccination, warning it could reverse decades of progress in preventing the disease and increase infection rates. Cassidy, a physician and co-founder of a free health clinic, criticized the change as harmful to public health and inconsistent with scientific evidence, despite having previously supported Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as HHS secretary. The shift, part of broader changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, has sparked concern among public health experts and critics who argue it undermines vaccine confidence and federal medical guidance.