“Their autopsies, which took place over the last several years, all came to the same conclusion: The deaths were caused, in whole or in part, by a rare but potentially fatal condition known as vitamin K deficiency bleeding.”

👀 On our radar: Parents are rejecting a vitamin shot that saves babies’ lives, by Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

ProPublica
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