Families whose children developed autism after taking a vaccine that contained mercury aren’t entitled to compensation from the U.S. government, a panel of court-appointed experts ruled.
Three “special masters” appointed by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington found today that the families failed to show vaccines with thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, could contribute to autism or gastrointestinal dysfunction.
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