Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies.

Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other proven, routine, preventive care for babies.

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which analyzed more than 5 million births nationwide, found that refusals of vitamin K shots nearly doubled between 2017 and 2024, from 2.9% to 5.2%. Other research suggests that parents who decline vitamin K shots are much more likely to refuse getting their newborns the hepatitis B vaccine and an eye ointment to prevent potentially blinding infections. Rates for that vaccination at birth dropped in recent years, and doctors confirm that more parents are refusing the eye medication.

“I do think these families care deeply about their infants,” said Dr. Kelly Wade, a Philadelphia neonatologist. “But I hear from families that it’s hard to make decisions right now because they’re hearing conflicting information.”

  • BiggerThanStaan@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I don’t agree with “no more need for employers to offer health care”. At least in the USA.

    I believe that employer provide health insurance is very much an important point to continual enslavement of our population. Making the population immobile is great benefit to controlling it. Health insurance is expensive so the population has to have employer provided health insurance. It is incredibly difficult to uproot your life due to many factors, health insurance is a huge one.

    It’s called a benefit when really it is a scam. I am reminded of the recent comic where they tried to buy something but it was like $1000 and the person was like “omg thats absurd” but then were offered the bill of $300 with insurance and the person was like “oh, well thats not as bad”. That is exactly how employer provided health insurance is a thing. Employer health insurance is far cheaper than personal health insurance.

    If I went to a different employer, I would have to wait 90 days before I am allowed to sign up for that scam. We had guys at work that were worth millions and yet they worked there for the health insurance. They made more money on their side projects but they needed health insurance.

    The USA will never see any government health care plan expanded to include those that can work.