The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is meeting on December 4th and 5th to deliberate on childhood vaccine recommendations, including the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation.
The oral comment and written comment portals are now open to provide valuable insight on the need to maintain the universal hepatitis B birth dose – and we need you to add your voice.
How to Take Action:
Leave a written comment:
- We have put together templates that you can use to submit written comments.
- Please note that all comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 24, 2025
Provide oral comment using our template:
- Register here to request a time slot.
- Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on Nov. 24, 2025.
After the September ACIP discussion on hepatitis B, it is clear that the Committee will likely remove the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation – a recommendation that has protected thousands of children from liver cancer for over 30 years.
Failure by the Committee to maintain universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination is a missed opportunity to protect the most vulnerable from a lifelong infection, and will be detrimental to the elimination of viral hepatitis inequities in the United States.
Please remember that every voice counts. While we encourage you to use our templates, be sure to add your own voice to the final submission! For questions or more information, please reach out to Michaela.Jackson@hepb.org.