Italian Court Reignites MMR Vaccine Debate
You most likely would not have read anything about this case in the Australian pharmaceutically-run media, but this is only the latest case where the courts have said that a child's autism was directly caused by vaccination. These cases have occurred in the US, the UK, Italy and elsewhere. But ask a doctor or a pseudo-skeptic about the connection between vaccines and autism / behavioural issues - and they will point to a 1998 study that was pulled for no very good reason and expect you to stop asking questions. Well, the question remain and the 1 child in 88 (1 child in 20 today) who has autism deserve straight answers - not a cover-up!
In the final analysis, the Italian Health Ministry disagreed with the initial conclusion of the pediatrician, conceding that the vaccine was at fault.
As a result, a court in Rimini, Italy recently awarded the Bocca family a 15-year annuity totaling 174,000 Euros (just under $220,000), plus reimbursement for court costs, ruling that Valentino "has been damaged by irreversible complications due to vaccination (prophylaxis trivalent MMR)i." According to a featured article in the UK newspaper, The Independentii, about 100 similar cases are now being examined by Italian lawyers, and more cases may be brought to court.
"Luca Ventaloro the family lawyer, said yesterday: "This is very significant for Britain which uses, and has used, an MMR vaccine with the same components as the one given to Valentino.
It is wrong for governments and their health authorities to exert strong pressure on parents to take children for the MMR jab while ignoring that this vaccine can cause autism and linked conditions." The number of autism cases has risen sharply since the 1970s, with one in 64 British children affected," The Independent reportsiii .