University of Michigan
A University of Michigan health expert weighs in on a recent recommendation by a national advisory committee to drop the universal hepatitis B vaccine requirement for newborns that is raising many questions and stirring debate.
Anand Parekh, chief health policy officer at the U-M School of Public Health, said the policy, begun in 1991, is seen as one of the country's top public health achievements after leading to a 99 percent decrease in cases among infants and children, preventing lifelong illness, liver disease and liver cancer.
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