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Parents of baby girl who was a victim of flu vaccine debacle suing State

Government

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/parents-launch-flu-shot-damages-claim/story-e6frg153-1226032663603

THE parents of a baby girl who was a victim of last year's flu vaccine

debacle are suing the State Government in a potential multimillion-dollar

damages claim.

Mick and Kirsten Button's daughter, Saba, suffered global brain injury

plus kidney, liver and bone marrow failure after prolonged seizures

following her vaccination shot. She may never walk or talk.

Legal experts believe a payout of more than $10 million is not out of the

question. The Sunday Times understands a writ will be served in the

District Court this month.

The Buttons have engaged medical litigation specialist n ,

and any compensation would help pay for what happened to Saba as well as

provide access to the best available treatment and care for the

future.

While the family declined to talk about any legal action, they have

opened up on how isolated they have felt since Saba was given the CSL

Fluvax shot on April 19 last year.

It was only last month that the head of immunology and research at

Princess Margaret Hospital met Mrs Button even though she has made

numerous requests to see him about what happened to Saba.

He also recently conceded: " If we had reacted sooner, then a number

of children getting sick wouldn't have happened and that would have

included Saba and that's something we will have to live with.''

Health Minister Kim Hames has not been in touch with the family despite

admitting April 22, 2010 (the day he suspended the seasonal flu vaccine

program) was " one of the darkest days I have had as Health

Minister''.

Mr Hames said: " To be told our childhood influenza vaccination

program might be putting Western Australian children at serious risk was

nothing short of devastating.

" I remember being told a series of presentations of children with

febrile convulsions had presented to PMH and at least one was in the

hospital's intensive care unit. We suspended the program within hours, a

full day before the Commonwealth followed suit and suspended the program

nationally.''

Dr Hames said he believed the Buttons did not want to meet him or anyone

from the Health Department.

" I am willing to meet the family should they express a desire to do

so,'' he said. " Our advice has been the family wished to maintain

their privacy as they dealt with the ongoing care of their daughter. I

will continue to respect that request.''

But the Button family deny this.

" At the time in ICU we were asked if we wanted the media involved

and we said a definite 'no','' Mrs Button said. " But we never said

anything to anyone else.

" Definitely, no one from the Department of Health or Kim Hames'

office has come to see us or introduce themselves.''

Mr Button said: ``We haven't had any feedback from the Health Department

or the Minister.''

Before Saba had her shot there had been more than 100 " adverse

reaction'' presentations at PMH as well as dozens of troubling reports

around the state. But this information wasn't passed on to the general

public until after Saba was in the intensive-care unit.

An independant inquiry found " serious deficiency'' in reporting

processes and slow responses by both state and federal

authorities.

It also concluded the Department of Health's Communicable Disease Control

Directorate was " informed of a significant rise in adverse reactions

in early April 2010, but did not take any further action while they

gathered data''.

Saba has been back to PMH 11 times and still suffers seizures and

respiratory problems. The CSL Fluvax product is not available for

children under five this year.

In 2008 compensation believed to be $6 million was awarded to a Perth

family whose 10-month-old son was left blind, deaf and brain-damaged

after a misdiagnosis.

Nicola and Netherway sued St of God Hospital and a doctor

after their son, , was treated for a virus when he had the

potentially fatal bacterial infection pneumococcal meningitis.

One of the largest medical negligence payouts in Australia occurred in

2001 when the NSW Supreme Court awarded Calandre Simpson $14 million

dollars (reduced on appeal to $11million) after a botched forcep delivery

left her with cerebral palsy.

Dr Hames said " he did not intend to discuss matters relating to

compensation in public''.

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

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[Guest guest]

Parents of baby girl who was a victim of flu vaccine debacle suing State

Government

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/parents-launch-flu-shot-damages-claim/story-e6frg153-1226032663603

THE parents of a baby girl who was a victim of last year's flu vaccine

debacle are suing the State Government in a potential multimillion-dollar

damages claim.

Mick and Kirsten Button's daughter, Saba, suffered global brain injury

plus kidney, liver and bone marrow failure after prolonged seizures

following her vaccination shot. She may never walk or talk.

Legal experts believe a payout of more than $10 million is not out of the

question. The Sunday Times understands a writ will be served in the

District Court this month.

The Buttons have engaged medical litigation specialist n ,

and any compensation would help pay for what happened to Saba as well as

provide access to the best available treatment and care for the

future.

While the family declined to talk about any legal action, they have

opened up on how isolated they have felt since Saba was given the CSL

Fluvax shot on April 19 last year.

It was only last month that the head of immunology and research at

Princess Margaret Hospital met Mrs Button even though she has made

numerous requests to see him about what happened to Saba.

He also recently conceded: " If we had reacted sooner, then a number

of children getting sick wouldn't have happened and that would have

included Saba and that's something we will have to live with.''

Health Minister Kim Hames has not been in touch with the family despite

admitting April 22, 2010 (the day he suspended the seasonal flu vaccine

program) was " one of the darkest days I have had as Health

Minister''.

Mr Hames said: " To be told our childhood influenza vaccination

program might be putting Western Australian children at serious risk was

nothing short of devastating.

" I remember being told a series of presentations of children with

febrile convulsions had presented to PMH and at least one was in the

hospital's intensive care unit. We suspended the program within hours, a

full day before the Commonwealth followed suit and suspended the program

nationally.''

Dr Hames said he believed the Buttons did not want to meet him or anyone

from the Health Department.

" I am willing to meet the family should they express a desire to do

so,'' he said. " Our advice has been the family wished to maintain

their privacy as they dealt with the ongoing care of their daughter. I

will continue to respect that request.''

But the Button family deny this.

" At the time in ICU we were asked if we wanted the media involved

and we said a definite 'no','' Mrs Button said. " But we never said

anything to anyone else.

" Definitely, no one from the Department of Health or Kim Hames'

office has come to see us or introduce themselves.''

Mr Button said: ``We haven't had any feedback from the Health Department

or the Minister.''

Before Saba had her shot there had been more than 100 " adverse

reaction'' presentations at PMH as well as dozens of troubling reports

around the state. But this information wasn't passed on to the general

public until after Saba was in the intensive-care unit.

An independant inquiry found " serious deficiency'' in reporting

processes and slow responses by both state and federal

authorities.

It also concluded the Department of Health's Communicable Disease Control

Directorate was " informed of a significant rise in adverse reactions

in early April 2010, but did not take any further action while they

gathered data''.

Saba has been back to PMH 11 times and still suffers seizures and

respiratory problems. The CSL Fluvax product is not available for

children under five this year.

In 2008 compensation believed to be $6 million was awarded to a Perth

family whose 10-month-old son was left blind, deaf and brain-damaged

after a misdiagnosis.

Nicola and Netherway sued St of God Hospital and a doctor

after their son, , was treated for a virus when he had the

potentially fatal bacterial infection pneumococcal meningitis.

One of the largest medical negligence payouts in Australia occurred in

2001 when the NSW Supreme Court awarded Calandre Simpson $14 million

dollars (reduced on appeal to $11million) after a botched forcep delivery

left her with cerebral palsy.

Dr Hames said " he did not intend to discuss matters relating to

compensation in public''.

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

Vaccines -

http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy

http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com

Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy

Online/email courses - next classes start March 25 & April 1