CDC panel no longer recommends HVB vaccine for newborns State health officials tout the success of inoculations in babies Mothers can pass infection to their infants if they aren’t inoculated PHOENIX -- State health officials are going to continue recommending a hepatitis B shot for all newborns within 24 hours of birth despite State health officials are going to continue recommending a hepatitis B shot for all newborns within 24 hours of birth despite a new recommendation by the CDC.