“It is exactly like treating all americans as potential terrorists in order to stop islamic terrorists.”
No, it isn’t like that at all.
Just about every person is, in fact, at risk of Hepatitus infection. Perhaps not as an infant, but they will be at risk sooner or later.
Actually, you kind of proved my point. “At risk sooner or later” is in reality at least a decade away, maybe a decade and a half. By the time a Hep B vaccinated newborn would need such a vaccination, they would probably need to be re vaccinated. With the exception of babies born to prostitutes or IV drug using mothers, there is no reason to give newborns HEP B shots. 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. Then it would be at its greatest effectiveness when the chances of needing it were actually possible/likely.
So, a national policy/vaccine guideline that ALL new borns should get them IS just like treating everyone as a potential terrorist just to stop islamic terrorists. It is a horrible overreach, based in political correctness for a very small % return. 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. It is also poses an unreasonable risk of harm to the larger group of people affected by such “non scientific” theory.