Wall Street Journal logo Wall Street Journal 20 months ago

Father in Autism Case Doesn’t Oppose Vaccines

The father of a girl who developed autism-like symptoms after receiving several vaccinations in a single sitting doesn’t oppose vaccines. “I want to make it clear I am not anti-vaccine,” Jon Poling, who has an MD and a PhD, told WebMD. Full Article at Wall Street Journal

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  1. The government has made absolutely no statement indicating that vaccines are a cause of autism ... This does not represent anything other than a very special situation and a very sad situation for the family and the child.
    Julie Gerberding – Julie Gerberding SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 20 months ago
  2. This was not a court decision
    SOURCE: Boston Herald 20 months ago
  3. For the first time the court has conceded in a case that vaccines can indeed cause autism
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – John Gilmore SOURCE: NPR 20 months ago
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