ACIP DAY 2: COVID SHOTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, HEP-B VACCINE VOTE
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Day 2 of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting is underway. The committee is set to vote on whether to keep Hepatitis B vaccine on the recommended childhood schedule — even for newborns on their first day of life. We bring you live coverage as these critical votes take place.
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A newborn baby, who is vaccinated against Hepatitis B, should have a body weight of 250 kg if tolerable intake of aluminium should not be exceeded, (The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) set a Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI) for aluminium at 1 milligram (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight per week). Aluminium is absorbed with ca. 0,1 % from food. The content of aluminium in Hepatisis B vaccine is 0,250 mg.