The decision led to immediate pushback from infectious-disease and public-health experts. “The ACIP recommendation to end the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine puts millions of American children at greater risk of liver damage, cancer and early death,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC director and president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, in a statement. “Now obstetricians, pediatricians, insurers, state health departments and others should stand up for fact-based care, protect our children, and not mess with success—not accept this misguided and dangerous recommendation.”