# EXCLUSIVE: US refusals of crucial newborn vitamin spike, raising risk of dangerous bleeding

https://mins.news/en/item/40161

- Reuters, 2026-09-01 11:01 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-refusals-crucial-newborn-vitamin-spike-raising-risk-dangerous-bleeding-2026-09-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a96b06d2732d80001673bed

> An exclusive Reuters data analysis found that refusals by US parents and caregivers of the standard vitamin K shot given to infants at birth have risen sharply this year, leaving more newborns vulnerable to potentially life-threatening bleeding episodes.

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