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Appeals Court Rejects Autism Vaccine Link
Source: Associated Press
By: Schmid, Randolph E.
08/28/2010
A 2009 decision by a special vaccine court stating that there is insufficient evidence to link vaccines to autism has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case involved Michelle Cedillo of Yuma, Ariz., whose parents claim the measles vaccine she received at 15 months of age resulted in autism and inflammatory bowel disease, among other conditions. Cedillo’s family is among more than 5,500 families seeking compensation from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, but in denying their claim, the appeals panel said the special vaccine court’s ruling “is rationally supported by the evidence, well-articulated, and reasonable.”
