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//Evidence// || //Explanation// || //Cited Sources// || Hannah Poling Case || Medical evaluators from Department of Health and Human Services determined that Hannah had been injured by vaccines she received as a young child. Hannah’s story began as part of a larger group of over 5,000 families seeking support through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). || Wallis, C. (2008, March). Case study: Autism and vaccines. //Time.// Retrieved October 27, 2009, from [] || The National Vaccination Injury Compensation Program || The VICP was created on October 1, 1988. Creation of the VICP and the fact that families are being award financial compensation for the disabilities of their children highlights the danger of these vaccinations and the role they play in the increasing numbers of ASD diagnoses. 43% of the cases filed with the VICP are alleging a causal relationship between vaccinations and autism spectrum disorders. || Kennedy, Jr., R.F. (2009, February). Another autism case wins in vaccine court. //The Huffington Post//. Retrieved October 27, 2009, from []

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration (n.d.) //National vaccine injry compensation program (VICP).// Retrieved October 27, 2009, from [] || Omnibus Autism Proceedings: These proceedings represent a large group of families (approximately 5,000) that have filed cases stating that the vaccinations their children received caused their children to have autism. Kennedy, Jr. (2009) states that many attorneys are opting out of the OAP as it is highly publicized by the media, which may impact the rulings of the Special Masters (ruling judges). Lack of information provided by the Vaccine Safety Datalink also impacts rulings made by the Vaccine Court as these government maintained medical records, “would undoubtedly provide the epidemiological evidence needed to understand the relationship between vaccines and autism” (Kennedy, Jr, 2009). ||^  || Bailey Banks || This case received much less media attention but demonstrates substantial evidence towards a causal relationship between vaccinations and the etiology of ASD. As a side effect of the MMR vaccination, Bailey received disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). This disorder was severe enough in Bailey that it caused long-term effects characterized with PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified), a disorder on the autism spectrum. Special Master Abell, the judge in this case, ruled in favor of Bailey’s family identifying that the MMR vaccination as a cause of his autism spectrum disorder (ASD). || Kirby, D. (2009, February). A new theory of autism causation? //The Huffington Post.// Retrieve October 27, 2009, from []

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