Lawmakers Tell CDC To Start Counting Vitamin K Refusal Deaths
Alsobrooks and Schrier's July 8 letter to CDC's Bhattacharya cites a five-million-birth study showing refusal up 77% since 2017.
- No federal system currently tracks vitamin K refusal rates or bleeding deaths, the letter states.
- A five-million-birth study found 2024 refusal already above 5%, up 77% since 2017.
- Unprotected infants face 81-fold higher bleeding risk; one in five who bleed die.
Why it matters: Nobody tracked these deaths for five years because nobody was required to.
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks press release (alsobrooks.senate.gov) ↗ · Jul 16, 20267/16/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check