Hepatitis B is rising in Florida. The vaccine against it will soon be optional for infants
WUSF, Sept. 12, 2025
Dr. Scott Weaver spoke about the risk of eliminating the requirement for hepatitis B vaccines for infants and school-age children. “Sexually transmitted diseases, although we think that we can control them with behavior, it doesn't usually work out that way, and so vaccination is a much safer bet than hoping that your children will remain inactive sexually when they reach that age and not acquire the infection as a teenager or early stage adult,” Weaver tells WUSF.