1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to press for the removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (and any senior HHS officials who echo his stance) because their current approach to public health puts rhetoric and fear above decades of science, data, and proven life‑saving interventions. Recent reporting shows that as of 2025 the rate of parents refusing the newborn vitamin K shot has risen sharply, with one study finding about 5.18 % of infants — up from 2.92 % in 2017 — skipped the injection. Medical experts have long agreed that a single vitamin K injection at birth is the safest and most effective way to prevent life‑threatening bleeding in newborns. Without it, infants are many times more likely to develop Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB), risk brain bleeds, long‑term disability, or death. Alternative oral vitamin K regimens are far less reliable and much harder to manage safely. By sowing doubt and encouraging hesitancy, HHS leadership undermines prevention measures that have protected children for more than six decades. This isn’t about personal belief — it’s about public health and the welfare of children too young to protect themselves. I call on you to demand accountability. We must insist HHS return to evidence‑based policies that protect newborns and not promote dangerous skepticism. Please speak out, investigate this shift in policy, and remove any officials responsible for weakening our nation’s safety standards for babies.