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There has been a whirlwind of media on this week’s court ruling on whether Autism can be linked to childhood vaccinations. People on each side of the divide have a lot to say. Here are some links to help you make sense of the information:
Health Blog : What the Court Said In the Autism Vaccine Cases - http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/2009/feb/Court-Ruling-Is-Another-Big-Blow-to-Autism-Vaccine-Link.html. Comment by C Rotondaro – February 13, 2009 at 4:01 pm. Hopefully, this case will put to bed serious …
On beyond the Vaccine Court: next steps in the vaccine-autism … – There are opportunities for the families to appeal the rulings, first to a Court of Federal Claims judge, then to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Thomas Powers of Portland, Ore.’s Williams, Love, O’Leary & Powers, … By far the toughest part of such legal proceedings will be proving a causative link between autism and vaccines – especially given the reaction of the Vaccine Court to the evidence presented over the last few years: …
AGE OF AUTISM: Autism Speaks Responds to Autism Omnibus Court Decision – Autism Speaks Responds to Autism Omnibus Court Decision. Autism speaks Managing Editor’s Note: Here is Autism Speaks’ statement. Today the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ruled that the combination MMR …
Psychology of Medicine: A special court rejects autism-vaccine … - The vaccine court, which began operating in 1990, assigns special masters to weigh claims of vaccine injury brought by parents or guardians. In their ruling in the Autism Omnibus, the special masters considered three …
NEWS ANCHOR MOM: child health, child safety, toxic toys, autism … – FROM ABC: A special court has dealt a big blow to parents who blame vaccines for their kids’ autism. Doctors hope Thursday’s special court ruling puts an end to the fierce debate over a possible link between certain children’s vaccines …
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Vaccine Ruling Could Spur ... – Vaccine Ruling Could Spur Appeals, Suits in State Court. By finding that vaccines do not play a role in causing autism, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims handed a significant defeat today to thousands of parents who blame …
I doubt this court ruling is going to change anyone’s minds if they are strongly set on a competing view, but I imagine it has been a morale booster for the vaccine manufacturers. I’ve spoken with people of strong opinions on both sides of the fence and have done my best to listen carefully. While I do have my children vaccinated, I never manage it without a bit of worry.
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Thanks for presenting information from both povs.
My daughter has been have spells of looking to the left, and then her eyes roll back in her head, and she closes her eyes, and then her eyes twitch, and she comes back out….she seems to be slowing down in her motor responses, any suggestion. The neurologist did an eeg and it was normal. He saw a video and thinks it’s a tic or something like that…anyone else have any comment?