Tag: Hepatitis B vaccine
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Science Shows that Day-of-Birth HepB Vaccination has No Added Protection and Disproportionate Added Risk
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Sep. 19, 2025) — Here we review the science that shows the day-of-birth HepB dose has no significant benefit in terms of final immunity. Yet, it adds exposure risk for 100% of infants. The actual risk of benefit applies to <0.01% of the birth cohort—and even then, only…
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Policy on HepB Vaccines Used on Day 1 of Life in US Is Not Based on Evidence of Protection Against HepB Viral Infection
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Aug. 14, 2025) — I consume massive quantities of literature each week. It is reasonable to expect that ACIP might be looking into the individual benefit:risk ratio of HepB, especially given the tip-off by an article I mention later. So I went to find the evidence of benefit.…