More Toddlers Dead After Vaccinations – Mom Warns Others: Don’t Blindly Follow CDC Schedule
Vaccine Court Awards Family $310,000, Rules Encephalitis After MMR Shot Killed Toddler
The family of 14-month-old Violet Skye Rodela, who died 19 days after getting an MMR and other routine vaccines, won compensation from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for the toddler’s death. Violet’s case, along with another case awarded earlier this year, offers lessons for future infant death cases in vaccine court, according to a working group of researchers and advocates.
The family of another infant who died in her sleep after receiving routine vaccines has won a settlement from the U.S. government’s vaccine court, which determined the vaccines caused the infant to develop encephalitis.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) awarded Matthew Rodela and Casandra Hogan $310,000 for the death of their 14-month-old daughter, Violet Skye Rodela.
Violet died on March 11, 2015, 19 days after receiving the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine, along with several other routine childhood immunizations.
The award included a $250,000 standard death benefit and $60,000 for pain and suffering. The court granted the settlement, which also covered the family’s legal fees, in September 2024. However, technical issues with a California probate court caused a delay in finalizing the financial award.
The vaccine court’s decision grants Violet’s parents legal recognition that their daughter suffered an adverse event from the MMR vaccine listed on the official Vaccine Injury Table. The table lists vaccine reactions presumed to be caused by a vaccine, based on specific medical and timing criteria.
Infant deaths following vaccinations are often classified as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or for toddlers 12-18 months old, sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC). According to vaccine court researcher Wayne Rohde, author of two books on the VICP, only about 50 infant death cases have been compensated since the program was established in 1986.
The ruling in Violet’s death, along with another award this year issued to the family of Anna Sims, who died suddenly after receiving routine vaccines, could set an important precedent for future infant cases in the VICP, according to a working group of researchers and advocates studying vaccine-induced infant death. The group published an analysis of both cases. (See link for article)
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Mom of 4-Month-Old Who Died 2 Days After ‘Routine’ Vaccines Warns Other Parents: Don’t ‘Blindly’ Follow CDC Schedule
Four-month-old Josette Petrone received six vaccines at a routine wellness visit. Two days later, she went down for her afternoon nap and never woke up again. “Josie,” as her family called her, was in perfect health when she went in for her 4-month check-up at 3 p.m. on Aug. 19, her father Ryan Petrone told The Defender.
Four-month-old Josette Petrone received six vaccines at a routine wellness visit. Two days later, she went down for her afternoon nap and never woke up again.
“Josie,” as her family called her, was in perfect health when she went in for her 4-month check-up at 3 p.m. on Aug. 19, her father Ryan Petrone told The Defender.
Josie was developmentally advanced, Ryan said. She was holding her head up like a 6-month-old and was able to roll in both directions. “Her pediatrician was super happy with everything,” he said.
The office staff gave Josie the six vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends babies receive at age 4 months, including a first dose of the RSV vaccine and a second dose of the DTP, Hib, pneumococcal, rotavirus and polio vaccines.
Josie received an oral liquid containing the rotavirus and polio vaccines, and two combined shots of the other vaccines.
She immediately became irritable, which was “completely out of the norm” for her as she was a “super happy, super easy baby,” Ryan said.
For the next two days, Josie continued to be irritable and refused to nurse.
On Aug. 21, “Our perfect, beautifully healthy baby girl — full of joy, full of love — went down for her afternoon nap and never woke back up,” said Josie’s mother, Mollie Petrone, in an interview on CHD.TV. (See link for article & interview)
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For more:
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/03/17/kids-dying-after-vaccinations/ A Century of Evidence Vaccines Cause SIDS
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2021/11/01/58-of-infant-deaths-reported-to-vaers-occurred-within-3-days-of-vaccination-research-shows-this-is-really-a-giant-experiment/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2025/05/27/update-on-twins-who-died-one-week-after-3-vaccines-parents-treated-like-criminals/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2025/04/07/baby-dies-after-6-vaccines-to-catch-up-50-of-sids-happened-within-48-hours-of-vaccination-but-no-one-can-say-it-out-loud/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2025/02/13/another-baby-dead-1-hour-after-7-vaccines-flawed-models-rule-cdc-claims-sids-probably-caused-by-vaccines/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2023/09/11/autopsy-confirms-infant-died-from-over-vaccination/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/01/07/the-vaccine-debate-top-government-expert-states-vaccines-can-cause-autism-in-some-children/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2025/01/29/another-vax-unvax-study-shows-risk-for-neurodevelopmental-delays-confirms-vaccines-are-likely-responsible-for-nearly-80-of-u-s-autism-cases/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2023/12/07/cdc-largest-infant-mortality-rate-in-20-years-another-baby-dead-after-vaccination/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2023/10/25/yes-insurance-companies-pay-doctors-to-vaccinate-kids-now-they-are-using-virtual-reality-to-get-the-job-done/
- https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2025/05/21/example-of-how-pediatricians-use-wellness-visits-to-coerce-vaccination-another-baby-dies-after-6-routine-vaccines/


