“Suggests hepatitis B vaccination at birth might not be "wise," since the virus is "primarily spread by sexual activity and intravenous drug use.”
Martin Kulldorff
ACIP Chair. ACIP meeting. Claim dated 25 Jun 2025.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Babies and children can contract hepatitis B during birth or from caregivers, and the vaccine is safe and highly effective. There is no safety reason to delay vaccination.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Martin Kulldorff (ACIP Chair) made this claim around 25 June 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 June 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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