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NPR mentioned something about Europe not mandating this and some other vaccines the US mandates but the expert basically dismissed that saying 30 years ago US d
by innagadadavida 10mo ago
NPR mentioned something about Europe not mandating this and some other vaccines the US mandates but the expert basically dismissed that saying 30 years ago US decided to do its own thing. I felt this was biased and was just taking an anti-incumbent / anti-Trump stance. Does anyone have a more scientific view of EU policy with risk assessments?
- TazeTSchnitzel 10mo agoComparison of EU member states' vaccine schedules for Hepatitis B: https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc.europa.eu/Scheduler/ByDisease?SelectedDiseaseId=6&SelectedCountryIdByDisease=-1 https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc.europa.eu/Scheduler/ByDisease?...
- defrost 10mo agoThe full context risk assessment is that Denmark is "doing it better" for their population as a whole. Trump and RFK Jr. looked at the Danish policy of fewer mandated vaccines at birth and copied that one single feature from a larger broader public health scheme. What the Danes do is much better follow up post natal care for all newborn babies. There's treatment at the first sign of (say) hepatitis B in Denmark, put in place early enough to avoid any severe liver disease. The US would be better off, across all newborns, with a mandatory hep-B vaccine as a great many US newborns have no follow up post natal care to catch those cases that will result in liver damage for life. If the US wants the Danish outcomes and reduced use of vaccines then the US also needs much better broader accessible affordable and effective post natal care.
- tw04 10mo agoNot mandating and not recommending are two different things. Europe basically universally recommends hep-b because it would be insane not to.