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Tag: sudden infant death syndrome

Dr. Pierre Kory promotes an old lie about vaccines and SIDS

Post author By Orac
Post date July 21, 2025
18 Comments on Dr. Pierre Kory promotes an old lie about vaccines and SIDS

In this image, FLCCC inadvertently demonstrates what a Dr. Kory beach towel is best for: Wiping one's butt.

Dr. Pierre Kory name-checked me in a post falsely claiming that vaccines cause SIDS. I finally get around to responding.

Tags A Midwestern Doctor, antivaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, infant mortality, Pierre Kory, sids, sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexplained infant death, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, vaccines

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Shot Dead: A particularly disgusting piece of antivax propaganda

Post author By Orac
Post date November 17, 2023
51 Comments on Shot Dead: A particularly disgusting piece of antivax propaganda

Here we go again with a new antivax propaganda film. Shot Dead is even more vile than pre-pandemic antivax films, full of antivax propaganda and exploitation of dead children.

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Steve “Debate me, bro” Kirsch is at it again with SIDS and The Great Autism Debate

Post author By Orac
Post date September 30, 2023
40 Comments on Steve “Debate me, bro” Kirsch is at it again with SIDS and The Great Autism Debate

Steve Kirsch, bully, collaborate — Steve Kirsch, spreading disinformation. Again.

Tech bro turned COVID-19 conspiracy theorist and antivaxxer is back spreading more misinformation about vaccines and SIDS.

Tags antivaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, detective, Helen Grus, Jennifer, Neil Miller, police, police officer, sids, Steve Kirsch, sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected infant death, SUIDS, vaccine, vaccines

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Vaccines and SIDS: Steve Kirsch amps up the stupid

Post author By Orac
Post date August 18, 2023
31 Comments on Vaccines and SIDS: Steve Kirsch amps up the stupid

Antivaxxers have long claimed that childhood vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Now “new school” antivaxxer Steve Kirsch has resurrected this hoary old lie using the thinnest of evidence plus a lot of handwaving.

Tags antivaccine, COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, sids, Steve Kirsch, sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected infant death, SUID, vaccine, vaccines

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SIDS, SADS, death and destruction: Antivaxxers resurrect an old lie to bolster a new lie

Post author By Orac
Post date June 15, 2022
77 Comments on SIDS, SADS, death and destruction: Antivaxxers resurrect an old lie to bolster a new lie

Victorian mourning infant baby and SIDS — Victorian infant mourning doll. Yes, before vaccines, this was a thing. So was SIDS, but antivaxxers are trying to claim otherwise. (Source.)

With antivaxxers blaming sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) on COVID-19 vaccines, of course, they’re citing SIDS now as being caused by MMR.

Tags Age of Autism, antivaccine, DPT, Gary Goldman, measles, MMR, mumps, Neil Miller, rubella, SADS, sids, Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Vaccine Court, vaccines, William Gaunt

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