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41 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 309 (1999-2000)
A One Shot Deal: The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act

handle is hein.journals/wmlr41 and id is 321 raw text is: A ONE SHOT DEAL: THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT Andrew Clements is six years old.' Like most other children his age, Andrew enjoys stuffed animals and the characters from Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians.2 Plastic decals of black and white spotted dogs adorn his bedroom walls, and furry, stuffed crea- tures cover his furniture.' Any six-year-old would approve. Yet Andrew's parents realize that their son has little more in common with other children his age. Andrew is not enrolled in elementary school. He cannot walk.' He cannot talk.' He cannot sit up without assistance.' He cannot feed himself, but must be fed through a feeding tube.8 Although he recognizes their voices, Andrew cannot tell his parents what he thinks or how he feels.? Andrew was not born with disabilities.o His difficulties began August 6, 1992, the day his mother took him for his six-month well-baby visit and Andrew received his third DPT vaccination. Later that evening, Andrew suffered his first seizure and was rushed to the hospital.12 By the age of three and a half, he had returned to the emergency room more than seventy times and experienced equally as many additional seizures.s Between each seizure, Andrew appeared a happy and healthy child.' 1. See Arthur Allen, Shots in the Dark, WAsH. PosT, Aug. 30, 1998 (Magazine), at 11; see also Clements v. Secretary of the Dep't of Health & Human Servs., No. 95-484-V, 1998 WL 481881 (Fed. Cl. July 30, 1998) (providing the decision of the special master). 2. See Allen, supra note 1, at 21. 3. See id 4. See id. at 21-22. 5. See id. 6. See id. 7. See id. 8. See id. 9. See id. 10. See id. at 11. 11. See id. at 12. 12. See id. at 12-13. 13. See id. at 13. 14. See id. 309

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