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by kryogen1c 142 days ago
> the default of giving babies Hepatitis B vaccine even if there is no possible vector for them to get the disease

Yeah absolutely. Another example, which is tangential since its not a vaccine but is a default medicine for some reason, is antibiotic eye ointment on literal hours-old infants. Im not concerned we have gonorrhea thanks, ill listen to your talks and sign your waiver.

Fwiw, the hep b recommendation just changed like a month ago :) sensibility wins out, sometimes eventually.