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A Physician’s Warning: Ending Federal Childhood Vaccine Reporting Puts Children and Communities at Risk

View OpEd: https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/physician-s-warning-ending-federal-childhood-vaccine-reporting-puts-children-communities-risk

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2. Kavanagh KI. CDC Hepatitis B vaccine recommendations ain't broke, so they don't need a 'fix'. USA Today. Oct. 22, 2025. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/10/22/cdc-hepatitis-b-hbv-vaccine-kentucky-healthcare/86670970007/
 
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