Georgia Reps. Williams, Johnson lead push warning CDC against delaying hepatitis B shots for babies

Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. They're warning that any delay could put babies at serious risk.A letter, led by Rep. Williams, Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington, and Rep. Johnson, was sent to Acting CDC Director James O'Neill ahead of the agency's Adv