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TJ. to NPR's TED Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts. TGIF. From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now. An atmospheric rivers on the way,

prepare for a wet weekend. I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories. It's Friday, December 5th.

Hepatitis B tops the news today. A CDC panel voted today to recommend that only the babies of mothers who test positive for hepatitis B should get the Hep B vaccine.

But Washington State has a different take. The state is still recommending

the shot for all newborns who weigh more than four and a half pounds. Elish O'Neill has more.

Hepatitis B can cause liver failure or cancer, and not all mothers get tested for the virus. Not all

test results are accurate, and newborns can be exposed to the virus by other family members or close contacts.

So, since 1991, the CDC has recommended that all newborns receive the hepatitis B shot on their first day of life.

That has led to a 99% drop in juvenile cases.

The members of the current CDC vaccine committee that voted to

reverse that recommendation were handpicked by Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.

And many of them say they're skeptical about vaccines. The new recommendation won't be

official till the agency's director signs off on it. In the meantime, Washington State is still

following the American Academy

of Pediatrics and recommending the vaccine for the vast majority of newborns. Ilish O'Neill,

KUOW News. Chopp is resurfacing in the news. A video has emerged showing what could be the last

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