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PSPS

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13. Utter hogwash. You don't know what you're talking about.

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 11:56 AM

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The incidence of hep B was reduced over 90% after the current program was implemented in the 90's. There's no legitimate argument at all over keeping the existing guidelines outside the loony anti-vax ward.

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US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

Illinois has enacted snowybirdie Friday #1

Parents should demand their pediatricians follow the Illinois vaccination schedule. FarPoint Friday #3

There are a couple "regional" health alliances/colaboratives BumRushDaShow Friday #5

And yet he might be right about this one. TheRickles Friday #2

Agree on this one vaccine- totally unnecessary unless the mother was at risk as a drug abuser biophile Friday #4

So, your theory is that you can perfectly identify a subgroup of babies which ought to be given protection? xocetaceans Friday #10

No, it's not for me personally to decide biophile Friday #12

To be clearer, my post indicates that the knowledge a person needs to have in order to carry out what you seem . . . xocetaceans Yesterday #21

Definitely not a libertarian or anti-vax; no ax to grind biophile 22 hrs ago #22

Some HepB + mothers aren't tested. Or they have false-negative results. mainer Friday #6

Asian Americans are at higher risk. deurbano Friday #7

So, your theory is that you can perfectly identify a subgroup of babies which ought to be given protection? What . . . xocetaceans Friday #8

Utter hogwash. You don't know what you're talking about. PSPS Friday #13

Wait a minute... maybe I misunderstood you... slightlv Friday #16

What damage does giving every baby the Hep B vaccine cause? NickB79 Friday #20

I should say that Magatry is a murder-suicide cult. ananda Friday #9

I think waiting till babies are older is a good idea womanofthehills Friday #11

Oh, please. The liver damage can already be happeinig before babies "are older." PSPS Friday #14

Fevers are scary. But they are only one indicator in a myriad of symptoms used to diagnose problems. ... littlemissmartypants Friday #17

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a baby killer. nt SunSeeker Friday #15

So which ones will need it then? mdbl Friday #18

In a brutal week for public health, the chairman on the Senate health committee could act. So why doesn't he? https://bs LetMyPeopleVote Friday #19