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Newsday
Infant bleeding rises
Long Island doctors report rising parental refusal of newborn vitamin K shots, while a study of more than 11 million infants found administration fell from 97.7% in 2017 to 95% in 2025 and vitamin K-deficient bleeding rates among infants up to six months more than tripled. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended the shot since 1961 to prevent potentially serious bleeding, including bleeding in the brain.
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