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Vitamin K Shot Given at Birth Prevents Lethal Brain Bleeds, but More Parents Are Opting Out


Vitamin K injections have prevented deadly brain bleeds in infants for more than 60 years. New research shows refusal rates have recently jumped nearly 80 percent

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