Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., opposed new guidance slashing recommendations for HBV birth doses. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Cassidy added that before the birth dose was recommended, 20,000 newborns a year were infected with hepatitis B.
Now, he noted, it’s fewer than 20.
"Ending the recommendation for newborns makes it more likely the number of cases will begin to increase again," Cassidy wrote. "This makes America sicker. Acting CDC Director O’Neill should not sign these new recommendations and instead retain the current, evidence-based approach."
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., previously knocked the Health Department's decision to cut funding for mRNA vaccine development. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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In August, Cassidy denounced an HHS decision to slash funding for mRNA vaccine development, claiming it undermined President Donald Trump's mission to make the nation healthy again.
Cassidy's office and the CDC did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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