Federal Court Rules Against Parents of Oregon Boy Diagnosed with Autism

A court has ruled that the vaccine additive thimerosal is not responsible for the children of many parents being diagnosed with autism.

Thimerosal contains mercury and it is this ingredient that some believe causes autism in children but a federal court does not agree.

The specific case this time was that of a young boy from Oregon named William Mead, who developed autism after receiving childhood vaccines that his parents blame for his condition.

This is the fourth major ruling to go against plaintiffs when it comes to autism and vaccines, and for this particular family, the end of the road when it comes to seeking compensation for their son.

“The Meads believe that thimerosal-containing vaccines caused William’s regressive autism. As explained below, the undersigned finds that the Meads have not presented a scientifically sound theory,” Special Master George Hastings, a former tax claims expert at the Department of Justice, wrote in his ruling.

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