With the exponential growth in autism cases since the epidemic took off in the early 90’s, it was inevitable that one case would occur that would represent a perfect storm for the federal government, vaccine manufacturers, and the parents of children who developed autism shortly after receiving a barrage of vaccines in one doctor’s visit. In 2000, 19-month old Hannah Poling deteriorated into autism immediately after receiving 5 vaccinations in one visit. Her case was unique in the fact that her father was a neurologist, her mother an attorney, and brought a sustained and devastating campaign, both in the media and at “vaccine court”, where it was ruled that, due to an underlying mitochondrial disease, the multiple vaccines tipped her into autism. Despite the unique advantage in having parents who were professionals in law and neurology, it still took 7 years of fighting the Justice Department for a ruling in her favor, while obtaining an admission that vaccines did contribute substantially to her resulting autism diagnosis.
Here is an interesting 2008 interview with Hannah’s father:
