“The United States’ universal recommendation of the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose is an outlier among developed countries with low hepatitis B prevalence.”
HHS press release
Claim dated 5 Dec 2025.
FactCheck.org rated thisMissing context
What FactCheck.org found
Many countries in Europe do not vaccinate babies until two months of age. But those countries have universal health care systems and are better at screening for hepatitis B during pregnancy.
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In short
HHS press release made this claim around 5 December 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 December 2025. Its rating was “Missing context”.
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