RFK Adjusts Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations; Democrats Lose Their Minds
- By DaisyDay
- American Politics
- 40 Replies
No, you haven't; I have left it to others to point out the relative safety and effectiveness of this vaccine as compared to an infection from the virus itself.
Again, please be appropriate.
No, neither it nor you have any understanding, apparently, about what I want to hear.
This is true; it also lies. Which is why I included the underlying source which, again apparently, you have not bothered to read. For your and any interested reader's edification, here's another link which discusses how the virus may be transmitted:
Hepatitis B: The Disease & Vaccines
All infants and young children are recommended to receive the hepatitis B vaccine to help prevent the severe liver disease that can develop if infected with hepatitis B virus.
People most often get hepatitis B from contact with blood. Blood from a person infected with hepatitis B virus is heavily contaminated with the virus. The virus is present at such high levels that it can be spread by contact with quantities of blood too small to see. The virus can also survive on surfaces longer than most viruses — up to seven days. As a result, even casual contact with the blood of someone who is infected can cause infection. Casual contact can include sharing of washcloths, toothbrushes, or razors...
...The spread of hepatitis B virus has been difficult to control in the U.S. because the disease can be transmitted by casual contact and because so many chronically infected people don’t know they are infected. It’s estimated that about three-quarters of a million to 2 million people in the U.S. are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus. The original strategy aimed at controlling hepatitis B in the U.S. started in the early 1980s. The goal at that time was to vaccinate only those at highest risk (for example, healthcare workers, patients on dialysis, and intravenous drug users). But because the disease can be transmitted to those who are not in high-risk groups, this vaccine strategy didn't work. The incidence of hepatitis B virus disease in the U.S. remained unchanged 10 years after the strategy was first used! So, the vaccine strategy was changed. Starting in 1991, all infants and young children were recommended to receive the hepatitis B vaccine. As a result, the incidence of hepatitis B virus infections in the U.S. started to decline. Indeed, this strategy has virtually eliminated the disease in children less than 19 years of age. If we stick with it, we have a chance to finally eliminate this devastating disease within one or two generations.[oh well]
...Large quantities of hepatitis B virus are present in the blood of people with hepatitis B. In fact, as many as one billion infectious viruses can be found in a milliliter of blood from an infected individual. A milliliter is about one-fifth of a teaspoon. Therefore, amounts of blood too small to be seen can contain enough viral particles to cause infection. In addition, many people don't know that they are infected. For these reasons, it is very hard to avoid the chance of getting infected with hepatitis B virus.
No, not moot because the virus can be spread from people and things other than the mother to the baby (see above). Instead of addressing the actual argument you persist in repeating the same moot point.
This is patently false as the previously provided links attest.
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