FEDERAL COURT: MMR VACCINE DOES NOT CAUSE AUTISM
February 13, 2009
Sandy G.
Ruling not likely to end debate over widely-diagnosed disorder
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has exonerated vaccines in the debate over the causes of autism.
The three judges ruled that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR), given in combination with thimerosal-containing vaccines, does not cause autism.
The ruling is consistent with 18 major scientific studies that have failed to show a link between vaccines and the widely-diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder.
The decision is the result of an extensive deliberation by three Special Masters, judges responsible for claims filed in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
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~Sandy G.
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