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Yesterday a Federal Appeals court upheld an earlier vaccine court decision (Cedillo v. Secretary of Health and Human Services) that determined there is little if any evidence to support claims of a vaccine-autism link.
In the previous ruling (2009) Special Master Denise Vowell wrote that the evidence of any link "is weak, contradictory and unpersuasive.”
In it’s ruling yesterday, the appeals court wrote “we have carefully reviewed the decision of the special master and we find that it is rationally supported by the evidence, well-articulated, and reasonable.”
While this won’t end the legal battles for compensation (more test cases are on the docket), this is another in a long series of setbacks for those who maintain a link exists between vaccines and autism.
The court’s ruling can be read in its entirety at this link.
Additional coverage of this story can be found at:
Autism-Vaccine Link Rejected by Appeals Court
Appeals court rejects autism vaccine link
Court finds no link between vaccines, autism
