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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Vaccine advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended narrowing their hepatitis B immunization guidance for for newborns. NPR's Penguang reports. The change rolls back a decades long policy.
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The panel voted to recommend a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine only for infants born to women who test positive. Previously, the shot had been recommended to all babies. It's a policy credited with dramatically lowering liver diseases caused by the virus. Pediatrician Cody Meissner voted against the change.
Pediatrician Cody Meissner (0:50)
Do no harm is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording, and I vote no.
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But he and two others opposed to the change were overruled by eight members of the committee who voted yes. Several said they cast their votes to support parents making their own decisions. CDC staff pointed out that the previous policy allowed for this and that the group's responsibility is to make recommendations at the population level. Ping Huang, NPR News.
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The streaming giant Netflix is taking over Warner Bros. Film studio and streaming service HBO Max. Netflix beat out Comcast and Paramount Skydance with a deal that has total enterprise value of $82.7 billion. Under the agreement, Warner Brothers Discovery continues with its plan to spin out its television networks, including CNN and TNT. NPR's David Folkenflick reports. Merger is expected to prompt federal and state scrutiny.
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Even if the federal government didn't intervene, state attorneys general might well want to scrutinize this on their own on behalf of their residents and constituents who will potentially face higher citizens subscription fees. As there are fewer major movies and television streamers like hbo, like Netflix to draw from, the likelihood is prices could go up.
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NPR's David Folkenflick reporting. A grand jury in Virginia has declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to two sources familiar with the decision. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports. The Justice Department has the option of asking a different grand jury to bring mortgage related charges.