05-15-2008, 12:23 AM
Filed under: Babies, Toddlers, Health safety, Development, In the news
A possible link between a vaccine additive and autism is in the news again. The courts will participate in three cases, the second of which was last Monday, to determine whether parents should be awarded millions of dollars to over 4,800 parents of autistic children.
in the second hearing parents are claiming that thimerosal, an preservative added to vaccines that contains mercury, is causing the autism. This issue has been on wildfire for quite some time now, and since 2001 pediatricians have declined further use of vaccines containing the preservative.
Several parents discussed in the New York Times article contend that their children were developing normally until they were vaccinated but that a build up of mercury in their brains stopped that development. The two cases are being used to determine what if any compensation will be given to other parents with similar claims.
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A possible link between a vaccine additive and autism is in the news again. The courts will participate in three cases, the second of which was last Monday, to determine whether parents should be awarded millions of dollars to over 4,800 parents of autistic children.
in the second hearing parents are claiming that thimerosal, an preservative added to vaccines that contains mercury, is causing the autism. This issue has been on wildfire for quite some time now, and since 2001 pediatricians have declined further use of vaccines containing the preservative.
Several parents discussed in the New York Times article contend that their children were developing normally until they were vaccinated but that a build up of mercury in their brains stopped that development. The two cases are being used to determine what if any compensation will be given to other parents with similar claims.
Continue reading Parents push vaccine-autism link to courts Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:52:00 EST at http://www.parentdish.com/2008/05/14/par...to-courts/
Comments: http://www.parentdish.com/2008/05/14/par.../#comments