This story was originally published in 2010. Vaccines have saved untold millions of lives, and the vast majority of people who get them suffer no major problems. But there’s a trade-off: occasionally, vaccines cause injury or death. Very rarely, patients […]
The following is a news analysis first published on Sept. 14, 2010. Vaccines have saved untold millions of lives, and the vast majority of people who get them suffer no major problems. But there’s a trade-off: occasionally, vaccines cause injury
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A top federal health official recently acknowledged a difficult reality: vaccines may rarely trigger autism in susceptible children. Quantifying how often that happens is a challenge. Clues can be found among vaccine brain injuries. While very rare, claims of vaccine-induced
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[Above image: Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director of the National Center for Immunization, Centers for Disease Control] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass): “Is there any scientific evidence that vaccines cause profound mental disorders?” Dr. Anne Schuchat, CDC: “No.”
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Vaccine-injured children who end up with autism are quietly winning their cases in federal court, but only when they focus on using the more general terminology of “brain damage” rather than calling it “autism.” Take the tragic case of little Elias Tembenis.
