Vaccinations

Newborn babies are being vaccinated with multiple shots these days. How would you like it if your doctor poked you with a needle several times in one day?? That would not be my idea of a good day, especially if I had to sit in a dirty diaper for 2 minutes and then became frustrated that I couldn't fall asleep.

One of these vaccinations include the hepatitis B shot. Now, why in the world would a child being born in a country with less than 2% infected have a need for this?? Let's take a look at the CDC website to see how this disease is transmitted:

- Occurs when blood or body fluids from an infected person enters the body of a person who is not immune.
- HBV is spread through having sex with an infected person without using a condom (the efficacy of latex condoms in preventing infection with HBV is unknown, but their proper use may reduce transmission), by sharing drugs, needles, or "works" when "shooting" drugs, through needlesticks or sharps exposures on the job, or from an infected mother to her baby during birth.

I don't know about you, but it doesn't sound like a child being born today needs to get this shot. It sounds to me like a push by cash-laden pharmaceutical companies to make more money. Then again, if your child is going to grow up to be a promiscuous, heroin addict, it may be a good idea to give them this shot sooner rather than later.