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SIDS and Vaccines – A Review of Anti-Vaccine Theories

Vincent Iannelli, MD / July 13, 2026 / anti-vaccine theories, DPT, hot lots, safe sleep, SIDS, vaccine inserts

The text discusses the longstanding claims by anti-vaccine influencers linking vaccines to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), tracing their origins back to 1891. These claims have been thoroughly disproven, yet continue to be recycled. The piece emphasizes that safe sleep practices and vaccination actually reduce SIDS risks, urging parents to reject misleading anti-vaccine narratives.

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Healthy Kids Can Just Die

Vincent Iannelli, MD / November 1, 2019 / bereavement, blame, child loss, deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases, grief, guilt, regret, safe sleep, SIDS, SUDC, sudden death, Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood, vaccine deaths

When healthy kids die suddenly, families need support to help them deal with feelings of guilt, despair, and regret – not a push from anti-vax folks to blame vaccines.

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How the Anti-Vax Movement Takes Advantage of SIDS and SUDC Families

Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 12, 2019 / autopsy, back to sleep, deaths, grief, guilt, infant mortality rate, Larry Cook, medical examiners, mortality rate, risks, safe sleep, safety studies, SIDS, SUDC, sudden death, Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood, VAERS

Families who have lost a child to SIDS or SUDC need support, not anti-vax folks telling them to blame the death on vaccines.

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