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In reply to the discussion: ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth [View all]
Alice Kramden
(2,960 posts)23. Ignorant anti-vax parents causing their own babies' deaths
Refusing the standard medical protocols for newborns - a terrible and deadly stance.
From the article:
The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital. Leading American institutions and the World Health Organization recommend that newborns get the shot.
In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been highly effective at fighting a virus that can lead to lifelong infections and liver cancer ... Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.
In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been highly effective at fighting a virus that can lead to lifelong infections and liver cancer ... Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.
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ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth [View all]
Passages
13 hrs ago
OP
Incredible to me how this can be a real issue when in fact, there is no good reason for it.
Passages
13 hrs ago
#2
They're so lost, when I first read it one would think you're reading an article from a 100 years ago.
Passages
13 hrs ago
#5
Why aren't the parents prosecuted for child endangerment, cruelty and neglect? n/t
kiranon
1 hr ago
#60
They do. They go into hospitals and clinics and start physically attacking people.
yardwork
12 hrs ago
#18
A composite? I imagine many issues that culminate with deep doubts that lead to tragedy.
Passages
12 hrs ago
#11
Oops,... "Inoculations" - to increase the health and well being of children.
magicarpet
12 hrs ago
#24
I had someone tell me once that these vitamins aren't extracted from plants and are instead made in labs...
biocube
12 hrs ago
#19
Has any one pointed out to these morons, many of whom seem to belong to those evangelical type churches,
mwmisses4289
12 hrs ago
#21
... maybe it is indeed G-d's Plan that they not be allowed or encouraged to contaminate
magicarpet
11 hrs ago
#47
As a parent, I cannot in any way, shape, or form, understand why these idiots risk their own
Diamond_Dog
12 hrs ago
#26
Very good question, how is their health and by what means do they care for themselves.
Passages
11 hrs ago
#31
Great question Possibly, and why I stated we have a long list of issues to fix. I should probably add this to the OP.
Passages
11 hrs ago
#37
It is possible, to what degree who knows, but a valid consideration re: human behavior in the US.
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9 hrs ago
#56
It is near impossible to comprehend. To prevent harm, how did that become a threat??
Passages
10 hrs ago
#53