Vaccine Court Rejects Autism Causation Claim

The federal vaccine court rejected three cases yetserday in which families claimed that their children’s autism was brought on by substances in the vaccines — either the measles virus in the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, or its combination with thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was used in most childhood vaccines until 2001. The ruling affects about 5,000 similar claims. Read more.