Posted on 06/11/2007 12:06:11 PM PDT by Froufrou
The parents of 12-year-old Michelle Cedillo asked a federal court Monday to find that their child's autism was caused by common childhood vaccines.
Her parents, Theresa and Michael Cedillo, allege a preservative called thimerosal that had been used in vaccines weakened their daughter's immune system and prevented her body from clearing the measles virus after she was immunized for the disease at age 15 months.
Today, Michelle suffers from a litany of health problems, including severe autism, inflammatory bowel disease, glaucoma and epilepsy.
The burden of proof is easier than in a traditional court. Plaintiffs only have to prove that a link between autism and the shots is more likely than not, based on a preponderance of evidence.
Large scientific studies have found no association between autism and vaccines containing thimerosal.
But many parents say their children's symptoms did not show up until after their children received the vaccines, required by many states for admission to school.
"These are families who followed the rules. These are families who brought children in for vaccines. These are families who immunized their children," said the Cedillos' attorney, Thomas Powers.
Powers said that the science regarding a possible vaccine-autism link is in dispute.
Since 1999, more than 4,800 families have filed claims with the government alleging their children developed autism as a result of routine vaccinations. Most contend that a preservative called thimerosal is to blame for the impaired social interaction typical of the disorder.
The court is being asked to decide whether there is a link between autism and childhood vaccines. If it finds one exists, the families could be eligible for compensation under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund, a program established by Congress to ensure an adequate supply of vaccines by safeguarding manufacturers from lawsuits.
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Is this the same vaccine that had mercury in it?
With Hillary’s “health-care” for all, every American can look forward to strange mind-control “vaccines”.
Do you have a sane perspective on this?
I think the mercury was in the thimerosal, so any vaccine that contained that component, also contained mercury. It has now been removed from all childhood vaccines, with the exception of the flu vaccine (if I remember right.)
Thimerosal is a mercury-containing organic compound (an organomercurial). Since the 1930s, it has been widely used as a preservative in a number of biological and drug products, including many vaccines, to help prevent potentially life threatening contamination with harmful microbes. Over the past several years, because of an increasing awareness of the theoretical potential for neurotoxicity of even low levels of organomercurials and because of the increased number of thimerosal containing vaccines that had been added to the infant immunization schedule, concerns about the use of thimerosal in vaccines and other products have been raised. Indeed, because of these concerns, the Food and Drug Administration has worked with, and continues to work with, vaccine manufacturers to reduce or eliminate thimerosal from vaccines.
http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm
No, they are not.
Yes.
What is the real risk?
Without the vaccine what are the risks of blindness, deafness and even death?
You’re fast! Thank you for the link, which apparently answers “yes” to your question.
My thought is that the government has already had two generations with which to experiment using these ‘wonder drugs,’ meaning I wonder if there is nothing they won’t stoop to!
Thanks to all 3 of you.
Yes, thirmersol is mercury and was used in numerous vaccines up until a couple of years ago. It hasn’t been completely phased out yet, though. For example, it is still in flu shots, unless you ask for preservative free.
I thought the only risk associated with measels was that it could make you sterile or cause birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman.
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Large scientific studies have found no association between autism and vaccines containing thimerosal.
So this family wants a judge to make a link, when the scientific community does not? Do most judges have the qualifications to read the scientific data, reports, studies, and then determine causation? How incredible that this judge appears to be so much more qualified than professional scientists.
Thimerisal contains mercury.....and these lawsuits are the reason my company phased out thimerisal in our TD vaccines....going for single-dose vials instead.
See post 4, 7 and 16. This is the one I was thinking of.
If the the vaccines and such aren’t already made there, they will be soon. (under *International* Standards)
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