The causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have befuddled scientists for decades:

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 The NIH terminated its 30-year-old Safe to Sleep program in 2025, which promoted back-sleeping to reduce SIDS. Critics argue the campaign’s reported success masked a reclassification of infant deaths rather than an actual decline.

 Researcher Neil Z. Miller’s analysis of VAERS [Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System] data shows 80% of SIDS deaths occur within seven days of vaccination, suggesting a potential correlation. Historical ICD [International Classification of Diseases] code changes (1979) removed vaccine-related death classifications, possibly obscuring the true cause.

 Studies (2021, 2017) reveal that declining SIDS rates after the 1990s “Safe to Sleep” campaign coincided with rising deaths labeled as suffocation or “unknown causes,” indicating reclassification -- not prevention.

In 2021 Toxicology Reports published Neil Miller’s results of his examination of VAERS reports of 2,605 SIDS deaths between 1990 and 2019:

The peer-reviewed paper found that 75% of SIDS reports occurred within seven days of vaccination, with the highest number on day two. [snip] The journal removed the paper April 9, 2026, citing “serious methodological flaws” and “potential implications for medical practice.” Miller said the journal never specified what those flaws were, despite repeated requests.

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wrote a letter on June 29 demanding that “Toxicology Reports and its parent company Elsevier release all records related to the decision to remove the paper. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. HHS also wrote to the journal June 11 seeking clarification.”

Neil Miller is careful to say that his paper correlating vaccines with SIDS does not prove causation. But reclassifying ICD codes to remove vaccine-related deaths and purging papers that expose shocking statistics to the contrary smacks of the deliberate suppression of information unfavorable to the vaccine industry.

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This is not to damn vaccines: in the first half of the 20th century alone, smallpox is credited with killing 254 million people. Vaccines eliminated that disease. Although tuberculosis can be treated by medicine, the scourge of that devastating disease was largely vanquished by vaccines.

Multi-billion-dollar industries engender powerful -- some may say insurmountable -- incentives to grow and continue to grow, continuously. The vaccine industry is no exception.

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The CDC maintains that children need vaccines starting within 24 hours of birth through age 18, comprising approximately 15-17 vaccines across 26-30 doses. The CDC fails the public when they create the impression of stacking the deck in favor of the industry by “reclassifying” or withholding contradictory information. Absence of absolute proof of harm is no excuse when the degree of safety remains unproven. Parents are entitled to access to all available information regarding the risks as well as the benefits of vaccines.

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