Key Takeaways
About 200,000 babies born between 2017 and 2024 did not receive a vitamin K shot
Refusal rose from under 3% to more than 5%, especially after the COVID pandemic
Babies who skip the shot are 80 times more likely to develop dangerous bleeding
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