On Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and vaccine use...sleeping environment is the main risk, vaccines show no increased risk

That quote comes from a new review of the current understanding of the risk factors for SIDS. 

SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants aged 1 month to 1 year in the United States.

While we don't know everything about SIDS yet, this review tells us that we do know some major risk factors for infants include:

• prone and side sleeping
• soft bedding
• bed sharing
• inappropriate sleep surfaces (including sofas)
• exposure to tobacco smoke
• prematurity

Protective factors include breastfeeding, pacifier use, room sharing, and immunizations. 
In other words, vaccinating your child is not a cause of SIDS. 

Facts matter because life matters.

References...

1. http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2588414?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=819947834&utm_content=content_engagement|article_engagement&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=34907009

Thoughtful sites...

On this page I hope to link together pages that have addressed a single issue about vaccines or vaccine components and given it some expert thought. I'll try and group these pages under headings.

These are, at the end of the day, personal sites rather than those supported by public health or governmental authority. They make the cut here on VaaMoF if I've read them through and liked the way they have communicated their message. They are often long reads - so visit here with a coffee. Or two.

Aluminium...

Aluminium and Alzheimer's
Last checked: 31JAN2017 AEST.

• An overview of what we did and did not know, and how there was no clear link between the two, even after 40 years of looking.
  http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/aluminum-and-alzheimers/

Untrustworthy sources...

These are sites that make a strong case against the use of vaccines for reasons that are not supported by science or medicine. I call those untrustworthy. I have also heard of them described as as lying or misrepresenting the truth for some sort of personal gain.

The statements presented as fact are often not and they seem to be written only to support a foregone conclusion rather than to present a balanced case - in many instances there is clearly another side to their case; usually it is the side backed by a large body of scientific observation and evidence that has not been discussed or referenced. 

You can't ignore the science - but you can always question it and devise ways to improve upon what is known.

Vaccine side effects
Last checked: 31JAN2017 AEST.

• Argues against the use of vaccines. Attempts to re-write history. Blogs without referencing statements. Selectively picks facts and forms unbalanced arguments. Sells a product(s). No evidence of medical or scientific training.
• http://www.vaccine-side-effects.com/

SaneVax, Inc.
Last checked: 12FEB2017 AEST.

• Argues against the use of vaccines despite suggesting they are for "Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines". Appears to steers away from positive vaccine promotion. Blogs prefer mainstream media sources to scientific ones. Selectively picks facts and forms unbalanced arguments. Seeks donations. Claims to provide an HPV testing service.
• http://sanevax.org/