Babies can get hepatitis B at birth. Here’s why Trump is wrong about delaying the vaccine

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 03:53:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/babies-can-get-hepatitis-b-at-birth-heres-why-trump-is-wrong-about-delaying-the-vaccine-265970>

"United States President Donald Trump this week claimed children should not be
vaccinated against hepatitis B until they are 12 years old, rather than at
birth. He also said the viral liver infection was a sexually transmitted
disease.

The claims came amid a slew of other statements on autism, paracetamol and
vaccines which medical experts have warned are not grounded in evidence.

So, what does the evidence say about hepatitis B? And why is it important to
give babies the vaccine from birth?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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