There are over 130 diagnostic codes to choose from in order to diagnose the cause of death in newborns and infants. These diagnostic codes are government approved and published in the International Classification of Diseases and are known as ICD codes. However, the diagnostic codes for “vaccine” and “prophylactic inoculation” was removed from the US medical diagnostic system in the 1970’s.

Abstract - ScienceDirect.com Although there is considerable evidence that a subset of infants has an increased risk of sudden death after receiving vaccines, health authorities eliminated "prophylactic vaccination" as an official cause of death, so medical examiners are compelled to misclassify and conceal vaccine-related fatalities under alternate cause-of-death classifications. In this paper, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database was analyzed to ascertain the onset interval of infant deaths post-vaccination.

Of 2605 infant deaths reported to VAERS from 1990 through 2019, 58 % clustered within 3 days post-vaccination and 78.3 % occurred within 7 days post-vaccination, confirming that infant deaths tend to occur in temporal proximity to vaccine administration.

The excess of deaths during these early post-vaccination periods was statistically significant (p < 0.00001). A review of the medical literature substantiates a link between vaccines and sudden unexplained infant deaths. Several theories regarding the pathogenic mechanism behind these fatal events have been proposed, including the role of inflammatory cytokines as neuromodulators in the infant medulla preceding an abnormal response to the accumulation of carbon dioxide; fatal disorganization of respiratory control induced by adjuvants that cross the blood-brain barrier; and biochemical or synergistic toxicity due to multiple vaccines administered concurrently. While the findings in this paper are not proof of an association between infant vaccines and infant deaths, they are highly suggestive of a causal relationship.

Onset interval of SIDS post-vaccination, USA.

Onset interval post-vaccination Events reported Cumulative % of total events

• Day of Vaccination 131 12.5 % (131/1048)
• Day 2 277 38.9 % (408/1048)
• Day 3 126 51.0 % (534/1048)
• Day 4 110 61.5 % (644/1048)
• Day 5 57 66.9 % (701/1048)
• Day 6 39 70.6 % (740/1048)
• Day 7 51 75.5 % (791/1048)
• Days 8−60 257 100 % (1048/1048)
• Total deaths 1048

Fifty-one percent of all SIDS cases reported to VAERS occurred within 3 days post-vaccination; 75.5% occurred within 7 days post-vaccination. The remaining SIDS cases occurred between 8- and 60-days post-vaccination, an average of 4.8 per day (257/53 days) as compared to 277 SIDS cases that occurred on Day 2 post-vaccination—a 57-fold increase. Data obtained from VAERS 1990-2019, age < 1 year, SIDS cases reported within 60 days from day of vaccination.

The findings in this study revealed that infant deaths and SIDS cases were not randomly distributed each day. Instead, infant mortality and SIDS cases reported to VAERS tended to occur in temporal proximity to vaccine administration, that is, they clustered in the early post-vaccination period—Day 1 through Day 7

Background and Context The paper begins by noting that prior to widespread vaccination programs in the 1960s, sudden unexplained infant deaths, later termed SIDS, were rare and not prominently featured in mortality statistics. With the expansion of national immunization campaigns in the U.S.—introducing vaccines like DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus), polio, measles, mumps, and rubella—SIDS emerged as a significant cause of post-neonatal mortality (deaths between 29 days and 1 year of life). By 1972, SIDS became the leading cause of such deaths, prompting the creation of a new cause-of-death category by the National Center for Health Statistics under the CDC in 1973. The author suggests that the true extent of vaccine-related infant deaths has been obscured due to changes in death certification practices, including the removal of vaccine-related causes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the reclassification of some vaccine-related deaths as SIDS, and subsequent reclassification under other ICD codes like unintentional suffocation.

Methodology Miller analyzed the VAERS database for reports from 1990 to 2019, focusing on infants under 1 year of age who died within 60 days post-vaccination. Two analyses were conducted: one for all infant mortalities (2,605 cases) and another specifically for SIDS cases (1,048 cases). The study examined the onset interval (time between vaccination and death) to determine if deaths clustered in the early post-vaccination period (Days 1–7), which would suggest a possible vaccine-related link. Pearson's chi-squared test was used to assess statistical significance by comparing expected (evenly distributed) and actual frequencies of deaths.

Results The results revealed a significant clustering of infant deaths shortly after vaccination. For all infant mortalities, 58% occurred within 3 days post-vaccination, and 78.3% within 7 days. For SIDS cases specifically, 51% occurred within 3 days, and 75.5% within 7 days. The highest number of deaths (760) was reported on Day 2 post-vaccination, suggesting a potential incubation period for a vaccine-related reaction. Demographically, males comprised 58.2% of all infant deaths and 60.5% of SIDS cases, with most deaths occurring in infants under 6 months of age (86.5% for all deaths, 89.9% for SIDS).

Discussion and Case Studies The paper discusses historical and international examples supporting a potential vaccine-SIDS link. It highlights cases of twin infants dying suddenly and simultaneously after vaccination, which the author argues defies the likelihood of natural SIDS. For instance, several case reports describe twins who received multiple vaccines (e.g., DTaP, polio, hepatitis B, Hib) and died shortly thereafter, with their deaths initially classified as SIDS. The study also references Archie Kalokerinos’ work in Australia, where he observed high rates of sudden infant deaths among malnourished Aboriginal infants following vaccination, attributing these to vitamin C deficiency exacerbated by immunization stress. Administering vitamin C before vaccines reportedly reduced these deaths.

Another example is Japan, where raising the pertussis vaccination age from 3 months to 2 years in 1975, following 37 sudden deaths post-vaccination between 1970 and 1974, led to a 90% reduction in sudden deaths (from 1.47 to 0.15 per million doses) and a 60% decline in overall infant mortality over the subsequent decade.

Biological Mechanisms Miller proposes potential biological mechanisms linking vaccines to SIDS, including the activation of cytokines by vaccine antigens, which can induce fever, prolonged apneas, and interference with auto-resuscitation mechanisms in the central nervous system. These physiological responses, peaking within 2–4 days post-vaccination, may explain the clustering of deaths, particularly on Day 2.

Strengths and Limitations The study’s strengths include the use of a large, geographically diverse VAERS dataset, the identification of tight onset intervals as a basis for assessing vaccine-related risks, and corroboration with prior studies showing similar patterns. However, a key limitation is potential reporting bias, where deaths occurring closer to vaccination might be more likely reported to VAERS than those occurring later. The passive nature of VAERS reporting also suggests that total cases may be underreported.

Conclusion Miller concludes that the significant clustering of sudden infant deaths, including SIDS, in the early post-vaccination period (especially within 3–7 days) suggests a possible association with vaccines. He argues that historical changes in death classification practices have obscured this link, making it difficult to monitor vaccine-related infant mortality accurately. The study calls for further investigation into vaccine safety, particularly for vulnerable populations, and emphasizes the need for transparent reporting and classification of vaccine-related adverse events to improve public health outcomes.

References The paper cites numerous studies, case reports, and official documents, including works by Stratton et al., Kalokerinos, and others, to support its findings and provide context for the historical and scientific basis of the vaccine-SIDS hypothesis.

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