{"id":10755,"date":"2023-04-20T14:12:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=10755"},"modified":"2024-08-10T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T19:17:50","slug":"vitamin-k-is-okay","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/vitamin-k-is-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin K is okay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A self-described \u201cconspiracy realist\u201d has posted a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catsscareme2021\/status\/1643404091849158658\">long diatribe<\/a> against Vitamin K injections, claiming that they are unsafe to give to infants and could cause harm to their liver and neurology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]While the vitamin K shot is not a vaccine, it often comes up in vaccine conversations because it\u2019s injected, much like other vaccines are.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/vitamink\/facts.html\">Vitamin K deficiency bleeding<\/a>\u00a0(VKDB) occurs when newborns can\u2019t form clots due to limited amounts of vitamin K in their bodies, which can lead to brain damage and death. A single vitamin K shot can almost entirely\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9184874\/\">reduce<\/a>\u00a0the risk of VKDB. The vitamin K shot is estimated to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icea.org\/making-an-informed-decision-on-vitamin-k-prophylaxis\/\">prevent<\/a>\u00a0160 infant deaths for every 100,000 live births.<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin K is a crucial ingredient in forming clotting factors, vital for infants who don\u2019t have any of their own. In adults, however, who are at risk for a stroke or may or may not be on various anti-clotting medications, adding a clotting factor could be disastrous. As such, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizermedicalinformation.com\/en-us\/phytonadione\/boxed-warning\">black box warning<\/a>\u00a0warns of this last situation, where the risks must be considered.<\/p>\n<p>The claim that vitamin K is associated with childhood cancers and leukemia is unfounded. While one study did raise concerns about an intramuscular injection of vitamin K, most\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2394315\/\">subsequent research<\/a>\u00a0has not found a link between vitamin K and cancers.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/vitamink\/faqs.html\">dose<\/a>\u00a0of vitamin K is high compared to the daily requirement of vitamin K, newborns have little vitamin K until they are close to six months old, so the dose will sustain them until they can start producing it themselves. No known toxicity is associated with high doses of vitamin K. It contains mostly vitamin K. Other ingredients help stabilize and preserve it. 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