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One Vaccine-Caused Autism Claim to Be Paid

The parents of the approximately 5,000 children who developed autism symptoms following vaccination who currently have claims filed with the government seeking compensation were given an unexpected shot of hope in March by the news that the government had agreed to compensate one child for vaccine-related onset of autism symptoms.

20 minute read April 28, 2008 at 10:05 AM
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Janice G. Inman
One Vaccine-Caused Autism Claim to Be Paid

Many parents of children stricken by the first signs of autism soon after receiving routine early childhood vaccines have long suspected that something in those inoculations caused the disorder.

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