An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a 23-year-old mother who says her twin toddlers died after routine vaccinations—and the state's own medical examiners couldn't determine a cause of death. If the state succeeds, questioning pharmaceutical orthodoxy could carry the ultimate price for any American parent.
Andrea Shaw's 18-month-old twins were found dead in their shared bed on May 1, 2025. She had taken them to the emergency room the day after their vaccinations—flu shots, hepatitis A, and DTaP—reporting they were lethargic and feverish. The attending doctor attributed the symptoms to a vaccine reaction, gave them Tylenol and a popsicle, and sent them home, according to court records cited by both CBS News and NBC News.
Eight days later, the children were dead.
Payette County Prosecutor Mike Duke wrote in court filings that an autopsy revealed symptoms consistent with smothering and that suffocation
