Hepatitis B Vaccine At Birth

We have set up a separate section for Hepatitis B vaccine at birth. It  seems to be a very profitable vaccine for drug manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.  We know that in many countries, only those babies born to a mother who tests positive for hepatitis B, are vaccinated. 

Below are just some thoughts, however, you can get more information about hepatitis B from your pediatrician.

Two percent of the population is at risk of being infected with Hepatitis B.  The vaccination is given 12 hours after birth to reduce this risk as it is believed that after the first vaccination in a series, people will not return for the rest of the series, putting themselves and others at risk for contracting Hepatitis B.

What Is Hepatitis B?

What it is: Hepatitis B is an infectious liver disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV).  There are other kinds of viral hepatitis including hepatitis A and hepatitis C, but hepatitis B is the only form of hepatitis known to affect the newborn at delivery.  (hepatitis C can be transmitted from infected mother to her fetus, but the transmission rate is extremely low.)

How Common is it?  There are more than 1.25 million carriers of the Hepatitis B virus in the United States and an estimated 200,000 people contract it each year.

Who is most at risk? Anyone exposed to blood or body fluids of an infected person is at risk.  You may also be at risk if you are a health cere worker (or work at and job at which you are exposed to blood), have sex with a carrier or chronically infected person, have multiple sex partners, or used intravenous drugs.

What are the symptoms?  Symptoms of hepatitis B include jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite, but approximately one-third of infected people will show no symptoms.  The only way to know for sure if you are infected is to be tested (in fact, it is recommended that all pregnant women be tested for Hepatitis B).

Should you be concerned?  While hepatitis B does not seem to harm the baby in utero, an infected mother can pass the infection on to her newborn during delivery when the baby is exposed to maternal blood and feces (and the chance of transmission at delivery is high- about 90 percent).  If the baby contracts the virus, he or she is at risk for developing lifelong liver disease. 

For more information, click here: Hepatitis B During Pregnancy

Thoughts On Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine At Birth:

"There has been an alarming number of newborn and infant deaths following the injection of the hepatitis B vaccine. The immune system is quite complicated and no one really knows exactly how it functions and yet brand new babies are guinea pigs for this unnecessary vaccine.  That's right.  Your newborn is a tester as no studies have been done to prove that the vaccine is safer for a 1 day old infant, or a 6 month old for that matter.  Studies were done on 5 and 10 year old children and revolved around efficiency, not safety.  And effectiveness can also be questioned as many as 50% of those vaccinated with the hepatitis B vaccine will lose their antibodies within 7 years.  And 60% or more will lose their immunity within 12 years.  So just as your child reaches adolescence they will need to be vaccinated again if immunity to hepatitis B is desired, just at the time when there actually might be a potential, yet still unlikely, threat of the disease."

For more information, click here: The Dangers of A Hepatitis B Vaccination For Your Baby

"Up until the latter half of 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta, GA), along with most other medical authorities, stated that the US had one of the lowest rates of hepatitis B in the world, with only 0.1% to 0.5% of the population infected.  Indeed, early in 1991, the CDC reported only 18,003 cases of hepatitis B in a total US population of 248 million.  Yet late in 1991, the CDC did an about face.  It was then that it's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all infants be injected with the first of three doses of hepatitis B vaccine at birth, before being sent home from the hospital.  And almost immediately, the CDC generated disease statistics to support this recommendation, stating that the US had an "estimated" 1 million to 1.25 million people with chronic hepatitis B infections and that each year, about 4,000 to 5,000 people die from chronic liver diseases. It added that from 1980 to 1991, roughly 200,000 to 300,000 new hepatitis B infections occurred annually."

For more information, click here: Miracle or Murder?  The Hepatitis B Vaccine Controversy

One of the many disturbing testimonies regarding the hepatitis B Vaccine and protecting the well-being of children, is the testimony of Michael Belkin on behalf of his daughter Lyla Rose Belkin.  Lyla was given a her second Hepatitis B shot at the age of 5 weeks old and subsequently passed away 15 hours later.  The NY Medical Examiner ruled her death as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), but neglected to mention Lyla's swollen brain or the hepatitis B vaccine in the autopsy report.  From there, Michael Belkin set out to challenge the conclusion of his daughter's death and began his own investigation of the hepatitis B Vaccine.  Eventually, he took this investigation to Congress.  In his testimony to Congress on Tuesday, May 19, 1999, Michael states:

" Paradoxically, the CDC's own Fact Sheet on the hepatitis B disease does not include newborn babies as a risk factor for that disease.  Why then did the ACIP establish a policy mandating that newborn babies not at risk of the disease be automatically administered the 3-shot hepatitis B vaccine as their first involuntary indoctrination into the pediatric care of America?

Answer:  Here is the rationale from the original ACIP 1991 statement establishing the official vaccination policy "Hepatitis B Virus"  A Comprehensive Strategy for Eliminating Transmission in the United States Through Universal Childhood Vaccination..."In the United States, most infections occur among adults and adolescents.  The recommended strategy for preventing these infections has been the selective vaccination of persons with identified risk factors.  However, this strategy has not lowered the incidence of hepatitis B, primarily because vaccination persons engaged in high-risk behaviors, life-styles, or occupation before they become infected generally has not been feasible.  Efforts to vaccinate persons in the major risk groups have had limited success.  For example, programs directed at injecting drug users failed to motivate them to receive three doses of vaccine.  In the United States it has become evident that HBV transmission cannot be prevented through vaccinating only the groups at high risk of infection.  In the long term, universal infant vaccination would eliminate the need for vaccinating adolescents and high risk adults.  Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for all infants, regardless of the HBsAg status of the mother.  The first dose can be administered during the newborn period, preferably before the infant is released from the hospital, but no later than when the infant is 2 months of age."

So in the CDC and ACIP's own words, almost every newborn US baby is now greeted on its entry into the world by a vaccine injection against a sexually transmitted disease for which the baby is not at risk, because they couldn't get the junkies, prostitutes, homosexuals, and promiscuous heterosexuals to take the vaccine.  That is the essence of the hepatitis B universal vaccination program."

For more information, click here: Michael Belkin Testimony to Congress

Here is the current CDC Vaccine Information Statement for Hepatitis B:  CDC Hepatitis B Vaccine What You Need To Know

Additionally, the CDC provides information on hepatitis B and the way it affects an infant born to a POSITIVE mother.  All pregnant women are screened in the United States during pregnancy to determine if there is a possible threat of transmitting the virus to their child during birth.  In the event that the mother tests POSITIVE, the vaccine is necessary and can is detrimental to the child's health.  However, if the mother does not test positive, there is no immediate danger to a child at the time of birth. Click on the link to learn more about the CDC's Information on Perinatal Transmission.

We have also composed a schedule of some countries regarding the Hepatitis B Vaccine.  To view the schedule, please click here:  US and International Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedules

"** The information presented or linked to here is NOT medical advice and cannot be relied on as a substitute for such advice.  No medical treatement should be avoided or attempted without prior consultation with a licensed physician. **"