Natali Mills

Cleveland clinic states the risks of contracting Hep B are by sharing needles, unprotected sex, and dirty needles (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4246-hepatitis-b). It estimated that 25,000 children are born from a Hep B positive mother each year in the United States. 3.6 million children are born each year in the United States. 0.69% of children are born to a Hep B positive parent. We are the Live Free or Die state. Let's say no child is vaccinated. 99% in the country do not carry Hep B. We are going to prevent them from attending school or day care for the possibility of one child that pay be a carrier and be concerned that child transmits it via sexual contact or needle sharing? This mandate is unnecessary. We need to use common sense on this one.