Let's not protect newborns from hepatitis B

If the mother isn't hep B the baby has virtually no chance of contracting it in it's daily life. We opted out of that one for our daughter. It's just not a risk.
 
Jake Starkey said:
Is it dangerous to vaccinate infants for Hep B?

🧠 Short answer​

No — the hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine is not considered dangerous for infants. Decades of data show it is safe, well‑tolerated, and highly effective at preventing a virus that can cause lifelong liver disease.

🩺 What the medical evidence says​

Safety​

  • The CDC states that scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the safety of hepatitis B vaccines.
  • The most common reactions are mild, such as temporary soreness at the injection site or low‑grade fever.
  • Serious allergic reactions are extremely rare — about 1 in 1 million doses, according to CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia).

💉​

  • Hep B vaccination produces protective immunity in 98% of healthy full‑term infants.
  • Since routine newborn vaccination began, hepatitis B infections in children have dropped 99%.

👶 Why vaccinate at birth?​

Even when a mother tests negative:

  • Hepatitis B can spread through tiny amounts of blood on shared items like toys, toothbrushes, or surfaces — the virus can survive for up to a week.
  • Before universal newborn vaccination, about 18,000 U.S. children under 10 were infected each year, half from casual household contact.
  • Babies infected early in life have a 90% chance of developing lifelong infection, cirrhosis, or liver cancer.

⚖️ What changed recently?​

  • In 2025, ACIP updated guidance so that parents of infants born to Hep B–negative mothers may choose to delay the first dose until 2 months.
  • This wasn’t due to new safety concerns — it was because prenatal screening is now highly reliable and perinatal transmission is rare in the U.S..
  • CHOP reviewed the same data and still strongly recommends the birth dose because it provides immediate protection and has a long safety record.

🧩 Bottom line​

The Hep B vaccine has one of the strongest safety profiles of any vaccine. The risks of the vaccine are tiny, while the risks of early-life hepatitis B infection are severe and lifelong.
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That propaganda is full of lies. You don't get it off of the toilet seat.
 
Jake Starkey said:
The CDC just recommended against vaccinating all newborns to prevent HepB
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It would seem that you agree with conservatives that perhaps the CDC should be abolished?

Jake Starkey said:
Vaccines are safe and effective.
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It sounds like you agree with conservatives that We the People don't need a tyrannical government agency overriding Our common sense, and that We should abolish the CDC.

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So this is what happens when crackpot conspiracy theorists
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Aaahhh, so you are another stupid leftist who bases his arguments on the misconception that humans never conspire. Too funny. Well, at least now it's no surprise to anyone why you are always wrong.

I shouldn't be the first person to teach you that humans conspire every day all around the world, especially at the CDC. That you never knew this is humorous.

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... who have been discredited by the medical community
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Too funny! You never even learned that humans conspire and you think you speak for the medical community! Do you give Walt investment advice?

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are given power over our health.
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It appears you are joining conservatives in demanding the abolition of tyrannical government agencies.

I didn't know you were MAGA.

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RFK Jr. is a notorious anti-vaxxer.
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Why the random ad hominem all of a sudden?

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Before his confirmation as Secretary of Health he pledged not to change the vaccine schedule.
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Did he? I notice that you didn't post any video of him doing so. Are you a liar?

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Looks like he was lying.
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Were you lying.

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Trump voters who assured me this wouldn't happen, where you at?
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Where's your video, and your links to Trump voters who assured you?

Anyway, welcome aboard the MAGA Express, where We the People scrutinize tyrannical government agencies, where We recognize that humans conspire (especially leftists) and where America is becoming great again faster than Democrats previously feared.
 
Jake Starkey said:
Babies infected with hepatitis B have a 90% chance of developing chronic infection leading to liver cancer, cirrhosis, and liver disease. The CDC just recommended against vaccinating all newborns to prevent HepB which, if adopted as US policy, will lead to the suffering and death of thousands of babies. Because not all pregnant people know when they've become infected, which passes the infection to the fetus.
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You are making shit up again, Sybil.

It is easy to test for the presence of hepatitus B, both in the mother and in the baby.
A vaccination does not cure any disease. If the baby is already infected, you treat the disease. A vaccination is useless at that point.

The CDC is only reinforcing the individual choice to provide their baby with this vaccination. It can help mitigate the effects of the disease, should the child ever contract it.

No vaccination can cure or prevent a disease.

Jake Starkey said:
Vaccines are safe and effective.
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The can be, but not all vaccines are. Some are useless, and some are outright dangerous.
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So this is what happens when crackpot conspiracy theorists
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That's you, Sybil.
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who have been discredited by the medical community
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Medicine is not a community.
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are given power over our health.
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YOU have power over your health. YOU are responsible for it. YOU want to give the government power over health!
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RFK Jr. is a notorious anti-vaxxer. Before his confirmation as Secretary of Health he pledged not to change the vaccine schedule. Looks like he was lying.
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The old conspiracy theory...calling people 'anti-vaxxers'.
Nothing the CDC has done is 'anti-vax'. He is simply making the choice up to you. This is sensible, since it is tyranny to require vaccinations by government force.

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Trump voters who assured me this wouldn't happen, where you at?
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No vaccine was ever required by government force...until the Covid treatments, which did nothing to cure Covid or prevent infection by it.
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My guess is you're at the bathroom sink washing your hands of responsibly for your vote and the suffering and death it has caused and will continue to cause.
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What 'death'? Your conspiracy theory considers not getting a particular vaccination 'death'???
 
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