Federal Circuit Reverses MMR Vaccine Injury Award; Injury Criteria Not Met

Mealey's (January 5, 2022, 6:46 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 5 reversed a vaccine injury award, finding that a child’s post-vaccine bruising was not caused by his vaccine injury and that tests did not show any “somatic change” that qualified for compensation under the Vaccine Act....