There is no scientific evidence that immunization causes sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS). Claims have been made that babies are dying of SIDS following vaccination.
However, the number of deaths after vaccination is no greater than would be expected by
chance alone. Most cases of SIDS occur in infants less than 6 months of age. As we know,
this is the same period during which babies are vaccinated. Therefore, the probability of the
two events (vaccination and SIDS) occurring within a short time is extremely high.
Several large studies have found that there is no association between vaccination and SIDS.
In fact, all of the studies found that babies who died of SIDS were less likely to have been
vaccinated recently than control babies (babies chosen to match the babies who died of
SIDS, according to factors such as age, sex and weight).
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