Social media blamed for decrease in baby vitamin K shots | ABC NEWS

Rates of parents choosing vitamin K for their newborns, either by injection or orally, are declining, as misinformation spreads through anti-vaccination communities on social media.

Without receiving vitamin K at birth, they are at risk of developing vitamin K deficiency bleeding, a rare but potentially fatal condition that affects about one in 100,000 babies.

Reporting by Liz Gwynn, ABC Brisbane.

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