Vaccine group disputes inquest finding

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4/12/08

Vaccine group disputes inquest finding

The parents of an 18-month-old boy who died 10 days after having his MMR jab

lost a " and Goliath " battle against the establishment, according to a

vaccines pressure group.

Jabs (Justice Awareness and Basic Support), which supports " vaccine-damaged "

children, claimed baby Fisher's inquest found he died of natural causes

because only " inadequate " data about the drug was available.

was discovered dead in his cot in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on January

19, 2006, by his mother, Fisher, hours after he was heard " chatting away

on the baby monitor " .

Mrs Fisher, 42, and her husband , 43, still believe the vaccine is

" implicated " in their son's death because its temperature-raising effects on

children who have previously suffered a fit, as had, were not explained

to them.

Gloucestershire coroner Alan Crickmore decided, after listening to a series of

expert witnesses, that 's symptoms had emerged too soon after the measles,

mumps and rubella (MMR) jab to be related to it.

He found instead that had died from a rare condition known as Sudden

Unexpected Death in Childhood, due to an unascertained disease.

Jabs spokeswoman Jackie Fletcher said: " The process was compromised because it

was a versus Goliath situation and didn't have a strong slingshot.

" The legal representation for the family was unable to match that of the vaccine

manufacturer's resources. "