The following information is from Children’s Health Defense.
Infants vaccinated in their second month of life were more likely to die in their third month than unvaccinated infants, according to an analysis of data from the Louisiana Department of Health. The analysis also found higher mortality rates among female and Black infants.
Children’s Health Defense scientists Brian Hooker, Ph.D., and Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., conducted the analysis, which was published on Preprints.org.
Depending on which vaccines were administered, vaccinated infants were between 29% and 74% more likely to die than unvaccinated infants. Vaccinated Black infants faced a 28% to 74% higher risk of death, while vaccinated female infants had a 52% to 98% greater risk.
Overall, infants who received all six vaccines recommended at the 2-month visit were 68% more likely to die in their third month of life.
The researchers analyzed linked immunization and mortality records from the Louisiana Department of Health for infants who died before 3 months of age between 2013 and 2024.
“This very important paper represents one of the first studies on the cumulative effect of vaccines given at 2 months of age following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended schedule.”
— Brian Hooker, Ph.D., Children’s Health Defense
Hooker said the highest mortality rates occurred when infants received all six recommended vaccines during a single visit and noted an increased likelihood of death from non-leading causes.
“This type of study is needed to guide the efforts of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and especially the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as they revisit the recommended schedule.”
— Brian Hooker, Ph.D.
The analysis compared infants vaccinated between 60 and 90 days of life — the CDC’s recommended 2-month window — with infants who were unvaccinated during that same period. Deaths were measured between 90 and 120 days of life.
During the period studied, a CDC-compliant infant would likely have received vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus or RSV; hepatitis B (Hep B); rotavirus; diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis; Haemophilus influenzae type B; pneumococcal; and poliovirus.
The authors noted that this vaccine visit represents “the largest single-day antigenic assault” infants receive and may include aluminum adjuvant amounts exceeding per-dose limits established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The infant mortality rate in the US is about 1 in 200. For infants born to Black mothers, however, the rate is approximately 1 in 100 — nearly double the national average.
The researchers said their findings challenge longstanding assurances from public health authorities that childhood vaccines are uniformly safe and that risks have been adequately studied.
“By epidemiological standards, it is a really small dataset, yet it is among the largest and most detailed of its kind.
By contrast, when Vanderbilt University and the CDC published ‘Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome after Immunization with the Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine,’ they analyzed only a couple hundred infant deaths”
— Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., Children’s Health Defense
Jablonowski said the safety signals were neither subtle nor isolated.
“The records of children who are no longer with us demonstrate the hazard of the 2-month recommended vaccines.”
— Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D.
Of roughly 5,800 infant deaths identified during the study period, 1,775 could be matched to immunization records. Among those, unvaccinated infants consistently had the lowest mortality rates.
The strongest mortality increases were observed among female infants. In several comparisons, vaccinated females experienced mortality increases exceeding 80% — and in some cases more than 100%.
The authors said broader access to linked immunization and death records is needed to determine whether the patterns observed in Louisiana reflect a localized anomaly or a wider trend.
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