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Hepatitis B (HBV)
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At 13 years of age, Jane Doe/52 (name redacted for issues of privacy) had an Epstein-Barr virus (“EBV”), from which she recovered. At 29 years of age, she received a hepatitis B (“hep B”) vaccine. Within three days, she had flu-like symptoms, including lower back pain, sore throat, lymph node swelling, musculoskeletal pain, and extreme exhaustion. Then, her hair . . . (Read the Full story by clicking here)
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In the following cases, Rotoli, Myers, Torbett, Porter, and Hager vs. the Sec’y of HHS, five (5) petitioners alleged that the hepatitis B vaccine had caused them to suffer autoimmune hepatitis. After several days of hearing, a special master determined that the petitioners’ expert immunologist, who testified on behalf of all five petitioners, was neither credible nor truthful when he testified that vaccines had caused these injuries. The special master dismissed all five petitions. In so doing, he threatened to deny the fees of the petitioners’ expert and their attorneys because, in his view, the claims had no reasonable basis. He also advised the petitioners to accept his decisions as final. In this regard, he warned, special masters’ decisions with respect to findings of credibility, like the ones he made in these cases, were “virtually unreviewable” by higher courts. Undaunted by the threats of the special master, the petitioners moved . . .(Read the Full story by clicking here)
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On March 9, 2006, in a clear victory for petitioners in the Vaccine Program, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued Capizzano v. Sec’y of HHS. The Court held, once again, that petitioners need not present peer-reviewed scientific literature to prevail. It is enough, the Court said, if a . . .(Read the Full story by clicking here)
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On February 24, 2006, Special Master Laura Millman ruled that a hepatitis B vaccine caused an adult woman to suffer transverse myelitis (TM), a serious neurological, demyelinating disorder. The evidence in this case was stronger than most, because the petitioner suffered two separate episodes of. . . (Read the Full story by clicking here)
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