Are Autism and Vaccines Linked?

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  “Federal Government Compensates Victims of Vaccine Induced Autism”

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  “Incorrect, No Such Thing as Vaccine Induced Autism”
  

Federal Government Compensates Victims of Vaccine Induced Autism

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On March 6th the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) conceded and ordered compensation for Hannah Poling for vaccine induced autism.? The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has gone on record as stating that the VICP has never before the Poling’s case awarded compensation based on a link between vaccines and autism. ?

SafeMinds has learned of 13 other similar cases and there could be many more.? The response by government officials should not be how rare the link may be, but actually investigating how many individuals are affected.? There are currently 4,900 autism-related cases under consideration by the vaccine court with many more families unable to file a complaint, due to unreasonable statute of limitation restrictions. ?

In light of the VICP awards, and the magnitude of cases currently in vaccine court, the obvious and logical precaution would be thimerosal’s permanent removal from the vaccine supply to begin to rebuild the public’s faith in immunization, as proposed by H.R. 881: Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2007.   Notably, removal of thimerosal was also recommended in the 2003 Congressional Report, Mercury in Medicine – Taking Unnecessary Risks:

i)    “Mercury is hazardous to humans. Its use in medicinal products is undesirable, unnecessary and should be minimized or eliminated entirely.”  
ii)    “The CDC s failure to state a preference for thimerosal-free vaccines in 2000 and again in 2001 was an abdication of their responsibility. As a result, many children received vaccines containing thimerosal when thimerosal-free alternatives were available.”

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Mercury In Medicine Report – Findings & Recommendations

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SafeMinds VICP Statement

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H.R. 881: Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2007

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"Yes" SafeMinds

• Research Supports Autism-Vaccine Link
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• Government Agencies Put Vaccine Safety at Risk
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• Federal Government Compensates Victims of Vaccine Induced Autism
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"Yes" NAA

• The Autism-Mercury Debate Is Far From Over
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• Conflicts of Interest Seem to Outweigh Our Children's Interest
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• Denmark Didn't Hit the Mark
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• The Science Is There
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• Not Just Mercury
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• The Bottom Line
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"Yes" Dr Hirani

• Government Conceded That Vaccines Triggered Regression Into Autism
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• New Research Supports the Theory that Vaccines Cause Autism
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• Public Health Officials Have Failed to Fulfill Their Duty
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"No" Montreal Childrens Hospital

• No Link Between Mercury and Autism
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• Preliminary Results Identify Genetic Mutations Associated with Autism
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"No" Kev Leitch

• 1998 - 2008
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• Its a Question of Science and Must be Treated as Such
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• Dr Andrew Wakefield
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• Mercury is Naturally in Humans in Amounts Greater Than All Vaccines
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"No" Dr Bryna Siegel

• No Vast Conspiracy
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• Incidence Rises in Countries After Mercury Removed from Vaccines
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• Lack of a Logical Explanation
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• Diagnostic Substitution
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• Subtle Differences From Birth
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"No" Dr Shu

• The Timing is Wrong
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• It’s in the Genes
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• Vaccines a Red Herring
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• Throw Out the Thimerosal Theory
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• A Drop in the Bucket
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• Other Offenders
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Most Objections

• Government Conceded That Vaccines Triggered Regression Into Autism
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• Federal Government Compensates Victims of Vaccine Induced Autism
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• The Autism-Mercury Debate Is Far From Over
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• Conflicts of Interest Seem to Outweigh Our Children's Interest
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