It's not really surprising, this ruling, but here it is: The U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington has ruled that families whose children developed autism after taking a vaccine that contained thimerosal aren’t entitled to compensation from a $2.5 billion government trust fund.
Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used for decades in some vaccines given to children did not cause autism, a federal panel ruled.
Should the discussion end here? Not at all, say moms on CM. The CafeMom message boards are overflowing on this subject, especially in the private group Autism, Mercury Poisoning and Everything In Between and public Choosing Not to Vaccinate.
Do you have an opinion on this one? Do you believe the courts findings that there are absolutely no link between these vaccines and autism?
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Comments (18)
thank god ... now maybe it can stop!!!
I'm just not sure. I think there does need to be more research don on Autism.
as the mother of two healthy vaccinated boys (one's 20yrs and the other is 3yrs) and 1 healthy vaccinated girl (age 3) and the step mom of a severly mentally and learning disabled boy that WAS NOT VACCINATED UNTIL HE CAME TO LIVE WITH US AT AGE 3.5YRS.... I say it's about time that these false accusations stop.....if your kids are autistic or otherwise impaired, look for other reasons, not the vaccines, my ss i sliving proof that this kind of thing happens when you are not vaccined just as it can happen when you are.....
shivasgirl -- very good point!!!
I can understand where the moms who have austistic kids are coming from though. Their children have a horrible illness, and they want to know why. Who wouldn't? So back in 1998, when they first came out saying that Autism was linked to vaccines, all the women whose children were diagnosed with autism post vaxx (no matter the duration of time after) will of course assume that it was the vaccine that caused it. I want to shoot whoever that british doctor is for doing this, ensuring hundreds of children don't receive the vaccines that could save their lives.
Of course the moms who sincerely believe the dangers are going to argue this till they are blue in the face. I believe that vaccines are safe, and will make sure my children avoid preventable, sometimes deadly, childhood illnesses.
as the mother of two healthy vaccinated boys (one's 20yrs and the other is 3yrs) and 1 healthy vaccinated girl (age 3) and the step mom of a severly mentally and learning disabled boy that WAS NOT VACCINATED UNTIL HE CAME TO LIVE WITH US AT AGE 3.5YRS.... I say it's about time that these false accusations stop.....if your kids are autistic or otherwise impaired, look for other reasons, not the vaccines, my ss i sliving proof that this kind of thing happens when you are not vaccined just as it can happen when you are.....
thank you for sharing this, i feel as if parents want to find any thing to blame for why there child is the way he or she is. it has been a known fact that more boys then girls are diagnosed with autism. my personal belief is that god sent them that way so that we can ALL LEARN to have compassion for others and what they are going through.
Regardless of whether or not vaccines cause autism (which I don't believe they do, but for predisposed children with the genetic marker for autism, it can activate it), we still need to keep a spotlight on vaccines to tell the government we want them to be safer.
Sorry but i totally desagree my daugther is autistic and if you believe that vacciness are safe for every child ,is not. read about autism www.webpediatrics.com, talkaboutcuringautism.org ,
it is not a fear of autism that has stoped me vaxing my kids. there is this irrational fear over diseases that with good hygene are hard to even catch.
vaccines tell your body that its 1st step immune system your skin mucous membranes and such don't work.
This is a slap in the face to thousands of mothers who have experiences to the contrary. And the Courts are not the deciding factor in whether there is a causal relationship between vaccination and autism. The research that says there is no statistical relationship is flawed and biased.