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April 6, 2001
“Cot Death Not Caused by Vaccines, Scientist Says” Reuters
(www.reuters.com)
(04/06/01)
According to Professor Peter Fleming of the Royal Hospital
for Children in Bristol, United Kingdom, cot death—also known as sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS)--is not caused by vaccinating infants against pertussis,
tetanus, and diphtheria. Fleming, who was
commenting on a new study he reported in the British Medical Journal, noted
that an anti-vaccination group had raised concerns about the possible link
between SIDS and the shots. Suspicions about
a possible connection grew after the age at which babies were immunized was
reduced in 1990, making the shots coincide with the peak age for SIDS. In his research, however, Fleming found that
those infants who were immunized were at a lower risk of dying than infants who
were not.
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