Supreme Court Ruling Abandons Vaccine-Injured Children, Threatens Vaccine Safety

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Decision in Bruesewitz case leaves families with no hope of obtaining compensation from drug makers for vaccine injuries

NIXA, Mo., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Autism Association (NAA) joins parents nationwide in calling yesterday's Supreme Court decision in the Bruesewitz case a violation of civil rights. The outcome also removes any remaining incentive for vaccine manufacturers to make their product as safe as possible. The Bruesewitz family sought compensation for their daughter Hannah who developed a lifelong seizure disorder following a DTP vaccine she received as an infant in 1992. The vaccine was manufactured by Lederle, now owned by Wyeth.

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Supreme Court Ruling Abandons Vaccine-Injured Children, Threatens Vaccine Safety

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The Bruesewitz family had initially filed a complaint in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as required by law, b...

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