State health advisers back birth-dose hepatitis B policy as pediatricians report rising hesitancy At an advisory committee debrief on recent ACIP actions, Connecticut public health officials reiterated support for the hepatitis B birth dose and described declining birth-dose uptake and growing parental hesitancy; clinicians requested clearer state resources and legal guidance.

Connecticut's health officials stand firm on the hepatitis B birth dose policy, but concerns grow as parental hesitancy and vaccination rates decline.

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