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FIVE YEAR OLD DIES FROM THE MMR VACCINE, CREATING HOLLY’S LAW (New Jersey) On February 4th, 2000, Holly Stavola died tragically and unnecessarily from encephalopathy due to her 2nd MMR vaccination. Holly was a completely healthy, bright, kind and beautiful 5 year old child. The day she received her vaccinations at her 5 year well check-up Holly was not sick nor immunocompromised in any way. She received the MMR, the oral polio (which is no longer recommended as of Jan. 2000), the DTaP and the Mantoux test. Holly became very ill a week following the shots, which is within the expected time period (a vaccine table injury of encephalopathy). Encephalopathy is one of the potential reactions of the MMR as stated in the Merck Package Insert and the vaccinetable. html on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It can occur between 5-15 days after the vaccine. She suffered 65 hours before becoming brain dead. Her first symptoms were a 107 degree fever and seizure that happened at home before calling 911. In the first hospital the family was screaming for help. They did a spinal tap to check for meningitis, and with increasing brain inflammation, this should not have been done. She was shivering because hypothermia set in due to them trying to cool down her 107/108 fever. She was naked, vomiting, could not speak (ataxia), and had tears in her eyes. Her last words in the ambulance were, “Mommy help.” 💔 Her death led to the creation of Holly’s Law, passed in New Jersey in 2004, which allows parents to request an antibody titer test to prove immunity and exempt their child from receiving the second MMR dose if sufficient antibodies are present. For those asking if other states allow titer tests remember most states accept religious or philosophical vaccine exemptions and public schools and daycares must accept them. As of 2026, California, Connecticut, Maine, New York, and West Virginia are the states that do not allow non-medical, religious, or philosophical/personal belief exemptions for school-required vaccinations. 45 other states accept vaccine exemptions. There is never a “safe” age to vaccinate. Reactions can occur at any age. The family's website is below. #Measles #MMR #Vaccines #VaccineReactions #VaccineDeaths #HollysLaw #vaccineinjury See less