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Girls' parents sued government, saying her autism was caused by vaccines

Have you heard about the Hannah Poling case? I'd love to know if you have considered a lawsuit, or if you think it's frivolous.

What did the government decide?

For many years now, the federal government has set aside funds for children who have been injured by vaccines. Doctors and other health professionals can report adverse outcomes to the government, and parents can file claims in federal "vaccine court." The court's judges, known as special masters, review claims. If they find a child was injured by a vaccine, they award compensation to that child.

In this case, "CHILD [Hannah Poling] v. Secretary of Health and Human Services," the court "concluded that the facts of this case meet the statutory criteria for demonstrating that the vaccinations CHILD received on July 19, 2000, significantly aggravated an underlying mitochondrial disorder, which predisposed her to deficits in cellular energy metabolism, and manifested as a regressive encephalopathy with features of autism spectrum disorder. Therefore, respondent recommends that compensation be awarded to petitioners."

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  • JohnR

    This is a unique case. The father is a neurologist who generally does not feel that vaccines cause autism. Hannah has a very rare condition; even if vaccines contributed in her c...

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