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ProPublica
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NEW: After ProPublica contacted leading vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.

propublica.orgA Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.After ProPublica contacted Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The da...
cyborg2024.bsky.social
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To sum up : ... "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."

Just Breathe
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No idea. I don't speak Portuguese. I guess you don't like when people respond to nonsense about natural selection. And when they do, you reply with a vulgar response.

Veryolympia
@veryolympia.bsky.social

I'm amazed. I can't recall a Vitamin K shot being mentioned by anyone - not doctors, not other parents. I don't recall seeing it on my daughter's itemized delivery bill, which was very specific. So: Were they not doing it at her hospital, or did they do it and not deign to say so?