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Following nine vaccines in one day, young Hannah Poling (then a toddler) developed a set of severe symptoms which, in the long run, led to an autism spectrum diagnosis. In 2002, the Polings filed suit for damages in the Federal Vaccine Court, and two years ago the court determined that Hannah was, indeed, vaccine injured.
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