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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now seven pages in, and not one person has explained how giving the vaccine at birth is harmful.[/quote]

TBH, other than the high-risk newborns, no one is explaining how it is helpful.

FWIW, under this new recommendation, the opinion of my doctor would have determined whether or not I approved the vaccine for my son (now 5) on the day he was born versus 60 days later.[/quote]

It is helpful because

1.Prenatal screening does not catch all cases and the birth dose helps reduce transmission during childhood. Hep B acquired in the first year of life us more likely to lead to serious liver disease, so administering at birth addresses rare lab errors, women who are infected after screening.

2. It is highly contagious so even though it is a blood borne pathogen, babies can and do still get it through exposures to microscopic amounts of blood, for which Hep B can live on surfaces for 7 days. Exposure from others was the 2nd most common way children acquired Hep B in the 90s.

3. Follow up at 2 months will be imperfect. Women definitely show up to give birth, but not necessarily the postpartum visits for the child. The longer the infant goes without the vaccine, they are susceptible per 2. So we will see a further increase in cases this way.

4. The cost of treating chronic liver disease is very high as well as devastating to the child. Just a slight increase in cases will result in millions of dollars in healthcare costs. In a way, every little bit of vaccine hesitancy drives up costs for all of us because it results in more very high cost treatment for severe disease. [/quote]

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