More parents refusing life-saving injection for newborns | ABC NEWS
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Health data shows an increasing number of Australian parents are refusing vitamin K injections for their newborn babies to prevent a rare but potentially fatal condition that affects about one in 100,000 babies. Dr Norman Swan says the shift is a result of unqualified social media influencers claiming the injections are "contaminated". Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/parents-refusing-lifesaving-vitamin-k-injection-for-newborns/106938860 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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