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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Endangered ferrets in more jeopardy as government shutdown drags on, wildlife expert warns

[ad_1] Of all the communities across America impacted by the government shutdown, the population of endangered black-footed ferrets may be among the smallest and most vulnerable.  This rare species, safeguarded under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, teeters on the brink of extinction, with about 300 existing in the wild.  Now, with biologists from…

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