The Dangers of Vaccines

Parents whose children suffer from serious health problems due to vaccines are now having their case heard in the Supreme Court. Many young children receive all of the vaccinations that are required to enter schools and by the health care system. That doesn't always mean they are safe. Some common vaccinations used to prevent minor health issues in the future have an adverse affect and cause many young children to become seriously ill.

Hannah Bruesewitz from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had some minor vaccines for diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus when she was an infant. After the vaccinations, Hannah became ill and frequently had seizures and became disabled. She is now suffering from residual seizure disorder as a teenager. Her parents claimed that the vaccine company, Wyeth Laboratories failed to warn them about the possible risks associated with the vaccine. The vaccine court rejected the initial claim, so the family moved the case to the federal courts. A federal appeals court eventually ruled in favor of Wyeth Laboratories, concluding that all design-defect claims were barred under statute.

In another similar case, Stefan Ferrari suffered severe neurological damage 12 years ago from booster shots. Stefan's parents took this to the federal court and the Georgia Supreme Court became the first appeals court in the US to allow families to sue outside the special vaccines court. Due to the vaccine containing the mercury based preservative thimerosal, Stefan is unable to speak. Since then, the preservative has been taken out of all standard vaccines.

Despite winning at the state level, the family withdrew it's case from the federal court, but the liabilities resulting from that decision remains in force in Georgia.

As a result of all these serious health injuries, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act was passed to establish a nationwide strategy to secure vaccine supply, ensure that all vaccinations are healthy and safe for everybody, and to compensate innocent victims who have been injured by vaccinations.