An investigation by ProPublica found that parents are increasingly rejecting a potentially life-saving shot for their newborns, causing preventable deaths just weeks after birth. But an increasing number of babies are dying of a rare condition known as vitamin K deficiency bleeding, which can be fatal but is easily prevented by a vitamin K shot given at birth.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Duaa Eldeib, who investigated the story for ProPublica.
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