asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a second medical opinion to be obtained in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is severely retarded since receiving the three-in-one vaccination as an infant.
Written Answers. - Whooping Cough Vaccination.
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Persons, who it was claimed, were permanently damaged by whooping cough vaccination were examined by the independent expert medical group on whooping cough vaccination which is composed of three medical experts. The expert group examined the person and also all the relevant medical records on the case and consulted those doctors, including the family doctor, who had a knowledge of the case, before making their decision. Having carried out this comprehensive examination the group concluded that the person's disability was not caused by whooping cough vaccination. In the circumstances I am satisfied that it would not be appropriate for me to ask for a second opinion on this case.