[Viewpoint] Hepatitis A prevention in the USA depends on rou

[Viewpoint] Hepatitis A prevention in the USA depends on routine universal childhood vaccination

On Jan 5, 2026, the Acting Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed a decision memorandum from the heads of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the US Food and Drug Administration, which removed vaccines against meningococcal disease, influenza, COVID-19, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B, including the birth dose, as routinely recommended vaccines for all children.1 Instead, except for certain groups at high risk, the