Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Autism payout reignites vaccine controversy This is interesting. In the opening section of the article you can almost hear the author going, "Whaaaa?" Autism experts say it is unclear why compensation is being paid. Almost 5000 other families have lodged similar claims which are being considered by the court, but decades of research have failed to find any link between vaccines and autism and few experts thought that the government would pay up. Scientists say there is nothing in the medical history of the child in question to change that thinking. "I'm stunned that they decided to settle," says Jay Gargus, a paediatrician at the University of California, Irvine. Exactly why the US government did so is still being debated, as details of the decision have been sealed and the Department of Health and Human Services won't comment. Whatever the government's thinking, the worry is that the decision may undermine public confidence in vaccines..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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