"JG" wrote
Scaremonger. The likelihood of an infant/child who has diligent parents
and is not subjected to to "high risk" persons--e.g., the Malkins'
son--contracting hep B is no doubt so ridiculously small as to be
laughable.

It is possible that the ped falsely assumed that Malkin is an Asian
immigrant, hence at risk for HBV. Yes, much of the HBV in the
USA comes from Asia, and Malkin looks like a Filipino. But Malkin
was born in Philadelphia. (Her parents were Filipino immigrants.)