Families grappling with rare vaccine injuries turn to government program for compensation

[ad_1] At his six-month check up, Jacob Thompson received a combination shot that included the recommended childhood vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, or DTaP, all deemed safe and effective in clinical trials. Later that day, Jacob began to seize.  Doctors hoped the seizure was a one-time reaction. It wasn’t. In the following months as…

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Foster Farms corn dogs recalled after wood was found in batter

[ad_1] Nearly 4 million pounds of chicken corn dog products were recalled because they may have been contaminated after pieces of wood were found in the batter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, at least five people were injured from consumption of the recalled products…

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