I’ve known this for over 2 decades but did not have the data to prove it. Well, the data has now been made public and the era of MMR and MMRV should be coming to an end – finally!

​Imagine a 2,657% higher count of reported vaccine-associated deaths than measles deaths in the modern era. A vaccine should NEVER be deadlier than the disease. That is what this study found. Immediately the links to this article were disabled! What a surprise!

There was a total of 536 global reports of death following MMR or MMRV vaccination and 299 reports explicitly attributed to the United States, the focus of the published study.

​There were 156 deaths (52.2%) specifically in the 1.0–1.5 year age group and 120 deaths (40.1%) occurred within 7 days and 158 deaths (52.8%) within 14 days of vaccination. 

​74.6% of deaths followed visits involving MMR/MMRV plus one or more additional vaccines and 25.4% followed MMR/MMRV alone.

Causes of death included “sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or sudden unexplained death,” the most frequently reported category (24%), followed by fever (15%), seizures (12%), cardiac arrest (8%), respiratory distress (7%), and encephalitis (3%). Emergency department visits were documented in 23.7% of reports and hospital admission in 25.4%.

Most deaths occurred in those children under 2 years of age, and the majority occurred within the first 14 days following vaccination. Also reported were SIDS (24%), fevers (15%), seizures (12%), cardiac arrest (8%), respiratory distress (7%), encephalitis (3%) with 23.7% involving visits to the emergency room and 25.4% resulting in hospitalization. 

Numbers, percentages, stats and facts are all so confusing and can be overwhelming for us “Just A Mom’s.” Do these stats have enough weight to counter the vaccine messaging? But why? Fear! But what causes the fear? I finally figured it out: it’s a very powerful 5 letter word …DEATH! The messaging around measles is that the vaccine prevents kids from getting measles therefore they won’t die. There isn’t a mom or dad that wouldn’t do anything to keep their child alive. Another powerful 5 letter word… ALIVE! Your child living, even with a severe medical condition, is better than them dying. RIGHT? 

The data in this study show you that children did die from the MMR and MMRV vaccines and the medical conditions caused by these vaccines are so severe that I am not afraid to say that I would be willing to take my chances with my child getting measles, knowing what I know now. 

I hope that people can be empowered by this research. Share this information from a place of love. Measles can be treated. The few deaths that have been recorded as being from measles in unvaccinated children, upon careful review, have been found to be deaths due to mismanagement of their complications and not from measles itself.   

I can see why a parent fears a disease that can kill their child. We now know that the MMR and MMRV vaccines are also deadly. If you are willing to vaccinate your child knowing that death can follow the vaccine, that it is your choice. I just ask that you please keep reading and educating yourself. Remember to look at your family’s risk of exposure and current health situation. Look at the numbers and see when the riskiest time is for vaccination. Know your family history. Does your child have genetic vulnerabilities? Are they already immunocompromised? Deciding about vaccinating is tough.  

​I encourage you to remember why informed consent is so very important. Please get all the information you can and look at your personal situation and then make a decision that is best for your family.