Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman revealed that he sees skepticism of children’s vaccinations as “appropriate and prudent” in the instance of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Ackman took to X Thursday to share the story of his fourth daughter, who received the hepatitis B vaccine the day she was born. Hepatitis B is a virus that attacks the liver, and its vaccine is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “for all age groups.”
“It was not presented as a choice and I foolishly did nothing to stop the nurse. My older three daughters did not receive the vaccine at birth,” Ackman posted. “We have been working for more than a year to find a credible and independent group to do such an investigation but so far have not been able to do so.”
The vaccine is mandatory in most public schools across the United States. Ackman went on to address the entire regimen that is recommended for children, which is 13 different vaccines in varying numbers of dosages.
“Those that question the growing, now 72-shot regimen for children are considered by some to be wackos and anti-vaxxers. I think the skepticism is appropriate and prudent as we are obligated as parents to make sure that we are not causing harm to our children who are not capable of providing informed consent,” Ackman posted. “Our society needs to complete a careful review of vaccine protocols including the risks associated with the cumulative effect of all of the vaccines we are giving children.”
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Ackman’s commentary came as a response to a post from attorney Aaron Siri of the law firm Siri and Glimstad, which helps clients obtain vaccine exemptions. Siri claimed that back in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services returned his firm’s Freedom of Information Act request by confirming there weren’t any records of hepatitis B transmission in U.S. schools.
The CDC reports that a majority of chronic hepatitis B cases in 2022 were among the Asian and Pacific Islander population. It estimated some 640,000 adults suffer from the virus as of that year.