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Darby Shaw's avatar

Another relevant question for which we do not yet have an answer: Are the denominators on all these lots the same? If not, could it be that certain lots are much larger than others; hence the uneven distribution of adverse events among lots?

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Very interesting, and thank you for posting this. Back in 1985 a friend's infant (8 or 9 months of age at the time) received a pertussis vax that made her begin seizures, and ultimately, this beautiful little girl ended up extremely brain damaged. She's still alive, but has never been able to care for herself or even talk. The parents were involved in a big lawsuit with other people whose children had been similarly damaged, and as I remember, it was due to bad batches of the vaccines. I wish I could remember more details. The mother is now in her mid 70s (the father died a few years back), and I don't know what will happen to this girl when the mother is gone.

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