“By the time a Hep B vaccinated newborn would need such a vaccination, they would probably need to be re vaccinated.”
Well, seeing as the vaccines last for at least 20 years and young people are sexually active long before that nowadays, this isn’t true.
“If Hep B truly were a critical health issue, it would be far better to mandate Hep B vaccinations somewhere around 12-15 yrs of age.”
Rick Perry tried that with the HPV vaccine and still got grief about it. So, it seems there is no point trying to please anti-vaxxers, since they will complain no matter when you schedule the shot.
“I do not know about you but I think it is insane to pretend that little old white ladies and babies are just as likely to be suicide bombers as muslims.”
Again, that’s a bad comparison, a false analogy. Vaccinations work by vaccinating everyone, or realistically, as many as possible, not just those at the highest risk.
I think you are being deliberately obtuse. The issue isn’t whether or not vaccines would vaccinate a newborn. The issue is whether or not all newborns NEED a STD (or IV Drug use) vaccine at all. As another poster said here, it has everything to do with the lowest common denominator and not science.
TPTB do not want to say “this specific % of the population is at risk and should/must have the Hep B vaccine.” So, due to their cowardice (and likely their avarice as well) they decree everyone should have it. Again, this is exactly the same thing we are facing in our “war on terror.” Afraid to follow the proven model of profiling the % of people most likely to pose a risk means everyone gets treated like a terrorist, to avoid offending terrorists. Both are insane and both should be questioned by the sane.
You really need to read up on vaccines if you think they last for 20 years. There is documentation that vaccines start diminishing in effectiveness in as little as two years and that you may have no protection whatsoever after 7-14 years.
RE Gardisil there are over 100 types of HPV. Gardisil is a false sense of security. ALthough I am sure that they are working on vaccines for all the types and it will soon be part of the vaccine schedule as well.
Bottom line, everyone should be afraid of over vaccination creep. It is unfolding right in front of us. We are currently the most vaccinated country on the planet. We are also the most chronically ill and disabled. Newborns get 72 shots by the time they are 18. Right now they get 7 shots at 2 mos of age and 8 more at 4 mos. The average person in their 40’s and 50’s had 7 shots spaced out, much later in life. The CDC’s own guidelines used to be no more than 4 shots at once. They doubled it in 2013 to 8.