A prominent anti-vaxxer is reversing his stance on a lifesaving injection.
Dr. Joseph Mercola once cautioned parents against administering vitamin K shots, calling it “completely unnecessary for your newborn” — but he’s publicly changing his tune.
, a rare but potentially fatal condition that can cause them to internally bleed to death — but which can be averted with a single vitamin K shot. Dr. Joseph Mercola, who once cautioned against vitamin K shots, calling them “completely unnecessary for your newborn,” has publicly changed his stance.
Infants are born with very limited stores of vitamin K, as the nutrient is not readily transferred from mother to fetus across the placenta or in breast milk, which contains only small amounts.the American Academy of Pediatricssymptoms like significant hemorrhaging of the brain and gut, unexplained bruising, seizures, vomiting blood, blood in stool, brain damage and even death.
“A lot of babies with severe brain bleeds can have significant issues such as cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, if it’s mild or death in the worst-case scenarios,”“The science has moved decisively, and my position has changed with it. When the data changes, informed positions change too,” he wrote.
“Vitamin K deficiency bleeding is rare, but when it occurs, the consequences can be devastating and irreversible. A single injection at birth can prevent it. Please talk to your doctor,” he added, echoing what doctors have long emphasized. Mercola’s earlier posts, he erroneously claimed that the amount of vitamin K injected into newborns far exceeded the necessary dose and contained preservatives that were potentially “toxic” to an infant’s immune system.
In Mercola’s earlier posts, he erroneously claimed that the amount of vitamin K injected into newborns far exceeded the necessary dose and contained preservatives that were potentially “toxic” to an infant’s immune system. . During the pandemic, he was issued a warning letter by the FDA for selling unapproved and misbranded products, including vitamin C, on his website, touting them as alternative ways to prevent or treat COVID-19.
While the US Department of Health and Human Services still officially recommends vitamin K shots for all infants, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has publicly refused to acknowledge their necessity.
Despite the life-saving benefits of the vitamin K shot and decades of research demonstrating its safety and efficacy, parents continue to decline it, either due to medical misinformation that the injection is a vaccine or toanalyzed more than 5 million health records between 2017 and 2024 and found that 5.2% of newborns, almost 200,000, did not receive a vitamin K injection, a 77% increase in infants not receiving the shot during that period.officially recommends vitamin K shots for all infants, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has publicly refused to acknowledge their necessity.
Critics argue that RFK Jr.’s vocal anti-vaccine rhetoric has made people mistrustful about medicine, something critics call the “RFK Jr. Spillover Effect” that is driving skepticism and parental aversion to vitamin K and other shots. , an HHS spokesperson said vitamin K shots have declined “as public trust in health care institutions has fallen, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic amid heavy-handed mandates and inconsistent messaging during the Biden administration.
” “Rebuilding that trust requires honesty, informed consent, and respect for individual choice,” they said. Dr. Joseph Mercola, who once cautioned against vitamin K shots, calling them"completely unnecessary for your newborn," has publicly changed his stance. Mercola’s earlier posts, he erroneously claimed that the amount of vitamin K injected into newborns far exceeded the necessary dose and contained preservatives that were potentially"toxic" to an infant's immune system.
While the US Department of Health and Human Services still officially recommends vitamin K shots for all infants, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has publicly refused to acknowledge their necessity.
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