Legal Opinion
DeFazio v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided February 20, 1998No. 90-3174VPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDEWELT, Judge.
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In this action, petitioner, Jared DeFazio, seeks compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l to -34 (the Vaccine Act), for injuries he allegedly suffered as the result of a series of three DPT (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus) vaccinations administered on April 13, May 11, and June 16, 1977. Within days after each of the first two vaccinations, and possibly after the third, petitioner suffered seizures. After receiving the second vaccination, petitioner was prescribed anti-convulsant medication. Thereafter,…
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