A former Principle Research Scientist, now retired, Dr Scheibner’s interest in the effects of vaccination began when she and her late husband, Leif Karlsson, developed the Cotwatch breathing monitor for babies. Analysis of breathing patterns (which naturally included before and after vaccination days) showed their breathing was affected in a characteristic manner and for an extended period following diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) or other vaccine injections.

The possibility that childhood vaccinations could be responsible for cot deaths seemed so extraordinary that Dr Scheibner began a search through the published scientific and medical literature to find out if this had been reported. It has indeed been reported, very clearly, leading Japan to discontinue vaccination of children under the age of 24 months, and Japan and some other nations discontinued use of a number of vaccine preparations.

Dr Scheibner collected and analysed over 30000 pages of publications on vaccination. She found ample confirmation of the vaccination-cot death link, evidence that vaccines are ineffective and dangerous and that infectious diseases of childhood may be beneficial in stimulating development of the immature immune system. Her review of the scientific literature is now published in this book.