This month federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy voted to end the longstanding recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B. About 100,000 Bay Area residents live with the virus, most of them Asian or Pacific Islander. KQED health correspondent Lesley McClurg has one man’s story.

This month federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy voted to end the longstanding recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B. About 100,000 Bay Area residents live with the virus, most of them Asian or Pacific Islander.&nbsp;KQED health correspondent Lesley McClurg has one man&rsquo;s story.

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One Man's Battle with Hepatitis B Highlights the Stakes of Federal Vaccine Policy

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