The Claim:
The Vaxxed bus is at it again, this time under the sponsorship of a certain environmental lawyer. Expect to see many videos claiming vaccines are causing harm, including this video about Baby Corbyn, whose death is being connected to their usual suspect.
The Facts:
This story is nearly a decade old, showing how uncommon it is for a child to pass away within a day of vaccination. It’s unlikely that the vaccine caused Corbyn’s death, as SIDS is a known cause of death, and flu vaccines are not correlated with SIDS.
SIDS often occurs in the age range when infants receive vaccines as part of their routine immunization schedule. Research has been conducted to investigate whether there is a link between vaccines, including flu vaccines, and SIDS.
The overwhelming consensus from multiple studies and medical organizations is that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between vaccines and SIDS. In fact, research has shown that infants receiving vaccines are at a lower risk of SIDS than those not vaccinated.
Each year, between 6,000 and 27,000 children are hospitalized with influenza. Among children killed by influenza, 80% were not fully vaccinated.
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