In 2011, GlaxoSmith Kline (GSK) issued a confidential report to the
Regulatory Authority stating that at least 68 babies had died within 20 days of
receiving Infanrix hexa, a
multivalent vaccine combining 6 different disease antigens. An Italian Court
Justice ordered that the report be made public and it is now available for
online viewing.1 2 (See Figure 1)
GSK stated that the deaths were attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUDS), assuring that there
is no reason to believe the deaths were related to the vaccine.
Figure 1. GlaxoSmith Kline’s report to Regulatory Authority showing SIDS deaths
following Infanrix hexa.
Upon further examination however, Dr. Jacob Puliyel, head of Pediatrics at St. Stephen’s Hospital found
that 97% of the SIDS deaths occurred within the first 10 days following receipt
of Infanrix hexa and only
3% occurred within the second 10 day period. If the deaths had been
‘coincidental SIDS deaths,’ Dr. Puliyel explains that
the distribution of deaths across the first and second 10 day periods should
have been relatively the same.2
According to the CDC, SIDS “is the third leading cause of infant deaths in the United
States.”3
Interestingly, SIDS is listed as an “Adverse Reaction” to Prevnar 13 (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate) vaccine and
the CDC’s own study found 29,747 adverse events reported following receipt of Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) vaccine, 384 of which were deaths attributed to SIDS.
The CDC maintains that the cause of SIDS is a total mystery.4 5
While there are many factors that influence infant mortality rates and
the above studies alone do not prove causation, the relationship between infant
mortality (specifically SIDS) and routine vaccine doses clearly warrants
further investigation.
References:
1.
https://autismoevaccini.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/vaccin-dc3a9cc3a8s.pdf
3.
http://www.cdc.gov/sids/aboutsuidandsids.htm
4.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/biologicsbloodvaccines/vaccines/approvedproducts/ucm201669.pdf
5.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25598306
