The nurse who administered the shots said 1-year-old Sa'Niya needed them to catch her up on vaccinations she missed at her 6-month appointment — a common but potentially dangerous recommendation, according to pediatricians interviewed by The Defender.

Roughly 12 hours after 1-year-old Sa'Niya was given six shots for 12 vaccines during a wellness visit, the little girl died. Sa'Niya — who had just turned 1 year old on March 11 — received the shots on March 26 at about 4 p.m., at Golisano Children's Hospital Pediatric Practice in Rochester, New York, according to the baby's mother, Shanticia Nelson.

The nurse who administered the shots said Sa'Niya needed them to catch her up on vaccinations she missed at her 6-month appointment — a common but potentially dangerous recommendation, according to several pediatricians interviewed by The Defender.

Nelson, her husband Kayon Carter and Sa'Niya's grandmother Latricia Hanley shared the story of Sa'Niya's death in an interview with CHD.TV Program Director Polly Tommey.