Newborn shot refusals soar 57% as doctors fear fallout from Trump and RFK Jr. health messaging

• The percentage of parents and caregivers in the United States opting out of a standard vitamin K shot for infants at birth has accelerated sharply this year, according to a data analysis, placing more newborns at risk of life-threatening bleeding episodes.
• The findings confirm what a dozen pediatricians, neonatologists, and pediatric critical care specialists identified as a major concern: growing refusals of a protective shot amid a rising wave of mistrust toward vaccines and routine newborn interventions.