My understanding is hep b at birth is to prevent tranmission from an infected mother. Though the mom's aren't tested, and the vaccine is not nearly 100% effective.
That's what is done in Europe. If memory serves, only half a percent of moms test positive for Hep B.
The reason they mandated it on children was to get the liability protection for the manufacturer from the shot being on the CDC Children's Schedule. It was not because IV drug users were hard to reach on the streets. They just want the liability protection, no matter whose arm it is injected into: child, pregnant woman, or elderly. They get all that when it goes on the CDC schedule for children.
This was a most excellent line: "I related how a man, dying from an untreatable superbug, was permitted to die in a hospital when its administrators refused to permit me to deliver oxidation therapy at my own expense, because it is not FDA approved. While that was not in California, I can assure you that in my state, a woman has more rights to terminate her pregnancy than she does to save her own life when threatened with infection."
Pan, Weiner, Wicks, Harris, Garcetti, Ferrer, Newsome - my spine ran out of room for chills out there.
My understanding is hep b at birth is to prevent tranmission from an infected mother. Though the mom's aren't tested, and the vaccine is not nearly 100% effective.
Agreed. So why not test the mom to see if the newborn will be at risk before risking the newborn?
That's what is done in Europe. If memory serves, only half a percent of moms test positive for Hep B.
The reason they mandated it on children was to get the liability protection for the manufacturer from the shot being on the CDC Children's Schedule. It was not because IV drug users were hard to reach on the streets. They just want the liability protection, no matter whose arm it is injected into: child, pregnant woman, or elderly. They get all that when it goes on the CDC schedule for children.
This was a most excellent line: "I related how a man, dying from an untreatable superbug, was permitted to die in a hospital when its administrators refused to permit me to deliver oxidation therapy at my own expense, because it is not FDA approved. While that was not in California, I can assure you that in my state, a woman has more rights to terminate her pregnancy than she does to save her own life when threatened with infection."
Call me pedantic if you will, but I think the title should be “Come hear” instead of “Come here” … yes?