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An Essential Shot: Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.

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NEW: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

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-- ProPublica (@propublica.org) May 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM

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This is going to sound harsh but these people don't deserve to have children.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-05-08 04:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-08 05:03 PM | Reply

I believe scientists call this phenomenon 'natural selection'...

#3 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-05-08 05:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

"Many of them are doing so out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution.

In the hopes of safeguarding their newborns from what they see as unnecessary medical intervention, they have shunned fundamental and scientifically sound pharmaceutical intervention.

The trend is also fueled by a contradictory pairing: families' fierce desire to protect their babies and a cascade of false information infused into their social media algorithms."

from the article

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"While there is a growing trend of vitamin K shot refusal in the United States, it is not tied to any single religious group.

Parents from various backgrounds, including some Christians, choose to decline the shot, often for reasons related to a desire for "natural" parenting or concerns about medical interventions.

"Broader Reasons for Refusal

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other health organizations note that refusal is often driven by factors beyond religion:

"Natural" Philosophy:

Many parents believe that since vitamin K deficiency in newborns is "natural," it must be normal and not a medical emergency.

Mistrust of Medicine: A general distrust of pharmaceuticals or traditional medical systems, sometimes linked to broader vaccine hesitancy, plays a significant role.

Misinformation: Concerns about ingredients like benzyl alcohol or unproven links to cancer frequently circulate on social media, influencing parental decisions regardless of religious affiliation."

www.google.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-08 06:00 PM | Reply

Which is what Fascism does; it creates an atmosphere of distrust of the slimy and incompetent SOB's in charge of the People's Government.

Fresh Frozen Veggies, fake meat made from veggies, and frozen fruit, all of which are often considered better nutrient-wise than Fresh... still have some level of pesticides unlike brands that only use organic; the Gov standard is so LOW that these poisons are acceptable.

And the frozen meals and fake meats are also Highly-Processed, quite like the regular meats and (poisoned) veggies are.

;;

You poisoned my sweet water.
You cut down my green trees.
The food you fed my children
Was the cause of their disease.

full lyrics

www.google.com

Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me | Live at Winterland (1975)

www.youtube.com

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-08 06:27 PM | Reply

@#4 ... "Many of them are doing so out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution. ...

... and what has our current Se c of HHS been doing to better-inform Americans about te benefits of vaccines?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 06:34 PM | Reply

@#6 ... and what has our current Se c of HHS been doing to better-inform Americans about te benefits of vaccines? ...

Maybe this?

FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots
arstechnica.com

... Despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's pledge to provide "radical transparency," the agencies under his control continue to suppress scientific research that conflicts with his anti-vaccine agenda.

On Tuesday, The New York Times reported confirmation from the Department of Health and Human Services that the Food and Drug Administration had blocked the publication of studies showing the safety and efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19 and shingles.

The revelation follows a report from The Washington Post last month that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scrapped a scientifically vetted study previously scheduled for publication that found COVID-19 vaccines sharply cut the risk of emergency care and hospitalization among healthy adults. The study was ultimately rejected by Kennedy's acting CDC director, who claimed to have concerns about the study's methodology. ...


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 06:38 PM | Reply

If I were a hospital administrator here is what I would do:

Well before giving birth, the mother signs all the paperwork so the doctors can do whatever it takes to save the baby.

No paperwork? Sorry, crazy bitch, you won't be having that baby at my hospital, just so you can kill it.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-08 07:39 PM | Reply

#8 | Posted by snoofy

What if the mother is from CA, and can't read your paperwork?

Is it guaranteed that the baby will die? Or are you by rejecting her guaranteeing the baby's death?

This whole process is just an extension of your abortion support, I suppose.

Though it's her baby, her choice? Or once the baby is out of the womb, so long as DEAD you don't care, but if its alive well then we must throw the kitchen sink at it?

When exactly does the State have the right to intervene? Seems strange one minute Snoofy, you have no issue with murdering the baby, and then next you insist on it having a vaccine or you'd throw the mother in the streets for the baby to die.

Seems consistent with whimsical emotional policy making of a murderer.

FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots

FDA doesn't do studies....

Is this the censorship you're complaining about?
www.med.unc.edu

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 09:24 PM | Reply

"What if the mother is from CA, and can't read"

People who aren't literate sign with a mark, like a X.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-08 09:26 PM | Reply

"This whole process is just an extension of your abortion support"

What process?

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-08 09:31 PM | Reply

Repugs love it when babies bleed out like Charlie Kirk.

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-08 09:42 PM | Reply

Many of them are doing so out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution.

Bulls*&^. It's arrogant ignorance. Period.

People who have passed, maybe, high school biology making emotion based, grifting "wellness" industry-confirmed decisions because they think they know better than doctors and nurses following recommendations based on decades of medical practice and study.

#13 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-08 10:53 PM | Reply


@#13 ... Bulls*&^. It's arrogant ignorance. Period. ...

I disagree.

What I would agree with, however, is ...

          Bulls*&^. It's arrogant, intentional ignorance. Period.

Yeah, much better.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 11:04 PM | Reply


Ignorance in Action
thepreachersword.com

... I opened my Franklin planner is this morning to this quote of the day by the 18th century German novelist and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action." ...

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 11:07 PM | Reply

In my experience, a huge difference between parents in various states of ignorance and medical professionals - let's start with paramedics and work through nurses to wherever - is the professionals tend strongly to be keenly aware of the limits of their knowledge. Not their knowledge of some hocus-pocus cannibal's brew of "alternative facts" but facts. Helps them make fewer mistakes.

#16 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-09 08:59 AM | Reply

FTA: The number of deaths directly attributed to vitamin K deficiency bleeding appears to be small " fewer than a dozen annually " but has started to climb in recent years, according to death certificate data from federal and state agencies.

This is sad for a few families. Not catastrophic for the nation.

www.aan.com
Researchers found in Minnesota, refusal rates rose from 0.9% in 2015 to 1.6% in 2019. In California, Connecticut, and Iowa, refusal ranged from 0.2% to 1.3% in 2018 and 2019, with over half of hospital staff perceiving increases

#17 | Posted by mattm at 2026-05-09 11:15 AM | Reply

"This is sad for a few families ... "

Wow.

#18 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-09 11:17 AM | Reply

A single death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic. Who said that?
Is your wow because you think I am callous?
I'm annoyed by articles screaming about doubling rates, 100% increase but then don't include the actual numbers, going from 0.9 to 1.6% doesn't get clicks or outrage.

#19 | Posted by mattm at 2026-05-09 11:24 AM | Reply

"Many of them are doing so out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution."

Like when you're walking down the street and you see some blacks ahead, so you cross the street to avoid the unsavory looking characters, out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution.

Like when we decided Kilmar is a MS-13 member based on unrelated tattoos, so we sent him to a prison in Ecuador, out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution.

Like when we bombed the girl's school in Iran, out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution.

So much goodwill, it's a joyous thing to see!

#20 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-09 11:38 AM | Reply

My "wow" is because it's to be expected such an occurrence could amount to something a good deal more profound than "sad" - however measured/expressed - for a family. I suspect we are actually not in disagreement, just using different focal points.

#21 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-09 11:49 AM | Reply

The Party of Life will fight tooth and nail for a parent's rights to refuse routine lifesaving medical care for their child.

The mother, not the government, should decide if her baby lives or dies*.
*Offer not valid during pregnancy.

#22 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-09 12:04 PM | Reply

"There are lots of people who lack education but who have great natural intelligence and a desire to learn, including most of the people I grew up with. Stupid is different. To win a degree in stupid, you have to willfully reject facts in favor of superstitions, myths, fears and conspiracy theories. And then get all your news from fake or biased news sites targeted at the stupid."

Alan Caron

#23 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-05-09 12:23 PM | Reply

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