CDC Reverses Recommendation for Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccines

ACIP Votes to End Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation

• 🎯 The ACIP committee has voted 8-3 to remove the CDC's recommendation for giving newborns a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
• 💡 This decision shifts policy towards individual-based decision-making for parents regarding the Hep B vaccine for infants born to Hep B negative mothers.
• ⚠️ Committee members opposing the change cited a moral imperative of "do no harm," arguing that altering the policy could cause harm.

Concerns Over Vaccine Safety Data

• 🔬 A central argument against the newborn Hep B vaccine is the alleged lack of adequate safety data, including no randomized, controlled, double-blind placebo studies.
• 📊 Critics argue that the system is designed not to track vaccine injuries, making it impossible to weigh risks versus benefits effectively.
• 📈 Safety trials for some Hep B vaccines reportedly monitored adverse events for only 4-5 days, failing to capture long-term effects like seizures, developmental regression, or autoimmune diseases.
• ⚠️ The post-market surveillance system (VAERS) is acknowledged by the CDC to capture only a tiny fraction of adverse events, with one study suggesting it captures about 1%.

Historical Context and Pharmaceutical Influence

• 📈 It is argued that the hepatitis B vaccine was added to the childhood schedule in 1991 not for medical necessity but for pharmaceutical profit.
• 💰 When the vaccine was initially developed, it was intended for vulnerable adult populations, but when sales were low, the CDC recommended it for children to force wider adoption.
• 📜 Historical commentary from figures like Robert Malone and RFK Jr. suggests that the vaccine was recommended for children even though the disease primarily affects adults through risky sexual behavior or intravenous drug use.

Parental Responsibility and Advocacy

• 🗣️ The discussion criticizes parents for not questioning newborn vaccination practices, emphasizing that parents should advocate for their children's health.
• ❓ It is questioned why babies, who cannot engage in risky behaviors like unprotected sex or drug use, would receive a vaccine for a disease primarily transmitted through these means.
• ✊ The reversal is partly attributed to the influence of RFK Jr., who is credited with removing doctors with conflicts of interest and appointing evidence-based practitioners.