Vaccine court’s ruling adds to confusion over autism link
March 31st, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — Physicians are being called upon, once again, to address concerns about the safety of childhood vaccines. This time families’ queries are driven by a special vaccine court’s decision to pay for the care of a young girl injured by vaccines.
The court ruled last fall that 9-year-old Hannah Poling’s underlying mitochondrial disorder was aggravated by the shots which she received as a toddler and resulted in brain dysfunction and “features of autism spectrum disorder.”
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