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What Vitamin K Shot Refusals Are Really Telling Us
A ProPublica investigation found that parents in the U.S. are refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, leading to preventable hemorrhage deaths in some infants. The article highlights the growing trend of declining this routine medical intervention.
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