Inoculations drop after vaccine scare
More parents delay immunization; doctors say trend puts babies at risk
While medical investigators have ruled out any link between the domestically produced hepatitis B vaccine and the deaths of infants who received shots of the vaccine, fewer participants seem to be showing up for free immunizations under national programs.
Since November, about 17 babies died after receiving the hepatitis B inoculation, a routine treatment for newborns.
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