Omnibus Autism Proceeding: Theory 1
The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) in combination with thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs) can cause autism.
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ECBT Vaccine Court Ruling Briefing [February 12, 2009] - ECBT Applauds Special Masters' Decision [February 12, 2009]
- Special Masters Update on the Omnibus Autism Proceeding [May 25, 2007]
Transcript from ECBT and Sabin Vaccine Institute Media Briefing on the Omnibus Autism Proceeding [June 4, 2007] 
Listen to the ECBT and Sabin Vaccine Institute Media Briefing on the Omnibus Autism Proceeding [June 4, 2007]
Articles
How a legal case could cripple one of modern medicine's greatest achievements
Paul A. Offit, MD
Boston Globe
June 3, 2007
No single medical advance has had a greater impact on human health than vaccines. Because of vaccines all of these diseases have been completely or virtually eliminated from the United States. And we're not finished; vaccines stand as our only chance to prevent pandemic influenza, AIDS, and bioterror, and our best chance to prevent certain cancers.
Vaccine Claims to Get Their Day in Court
Kevin Freking
Associated Press
June 4, 2007
(Ran on Washington Post online, New York Times online, Houston Chronicle online, San Francisco Chronicle online, Washington Examiner online, Birmingham News (AL) online, News Tribune (WA) online, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Boston Herald, Canadian Press and MSNBC.com)
Science has spoken when it comes to the theory that some childhood vaccines can cause autism. They don't, the Institute of Medicine concluded three years ago. Soon, it will be the courts turn to speak.
Washington court will hear autism-vaccine suits
Maggie Fox
Reuters
June 10, 2007
A special court that will pit scientists against activists in the debate over whether vaccines have caused autism in many children begins hearings on Monday with the first test case, involving a 12-year-old Arizona girl. Although science has weighed in heavily on the question — with strong evidence that vaccines are not linked to the disease — a very vocal group of people remains unconvinced.
Fight Over Vaccine-Autism Link Hits Court Families, After Having Claims Rejected by Experts, Face Lower Burden of Proof
Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post
June 10, 2007
For more than a decade, families across the country have been warring with the medical establishment over their claims that routine childhood vaccines are responsible for the nation's apparent epidemic of autism. In an extraordinary proceeding that begins tomorrow, the battle will move from the ivory tower to the courts.
Editorial: Autism in Court
Washington Post
June 16, 2007
Very little is known about autism, what causes it and exactly what it means biologically or neurologically… Still, some activists have claimed that autism rates have skyrocketed since many of these vaccines were mandated for young children.
Link to Autism Continues to Erode
Los Angeles Times
June 18, 2007
Last week, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims began hearing arguments about whether a childhood vaccine that protects against measles, mumps and rubella caused autism in a 12-year-old…
Editorial: Autism Suit Puts Others at Risk
Boston Herald
June 17, 2007
Parents of nearly 5,000 children with autism or related disorders have opened their court case claiming that vaccinations caused those diseases. As much as we sympathize with their plight, there is little science on their side…
Opinion: Science is Not a Democracy
Washington Times
June 15, 2007
Scientists years ago dismissed the alleged causal link between childhood vaccinations and autism. But a large and vocal group of advocates are nonetheless convinced there is a cause-and-effect relationship. For them and their lawyers, science is irrelevant.