MMR vaccine caused deafness in two U.K. children, formally recorded in 10

Why is it acceptable for Drs to accept MMR caused deafness, while refusing to accept it also may have caused Autism too ?  Then, reject compensation because they are only deaf.  More research needs to be done about the MMR link to brain damage and now deafness too.  It shows how low they rate deaf people, no respect.

Katie Stephen, a 21-year-old woman in the United Kingdom, recently proved that she was made deaf in one ear after receiving the MMR vaccine as a child. Stephen's medical records showed she received a vaccine for the Urabe type of mumps in 1991 and became deaf in her left ear after she was given the shot as a 15-month old. According to The Times, there were 10 cases of deafness which were "formally recorded" as a result of this particular MMR vaccine and that a person who went deaf in both ears after receiving the shot received vaccine injury compensation in a case brought prior to Stephen's claim.

Stephen has been refused the payout for vaccine injury because it is only given to people with 60% disablement. Paul Breckel, chief executive of Action on Hearing Loss, said: "We are disappointed that the formula used by the Vaccine Damage Payments Unit does not fully recognise the impact for Katie in completely losing the hearing in her left ear."

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