THE claim that the MMR vaccine is totally safe was in doubt again today after a landmark ruling for the Wigan boy who started the whole controversy of triple jab side-effects. The Vaccine Damage Payment Unit has ruled that 18-year-old Robert Fletcher’s severe disabilities were caused by the inoculation when he was a toddler. For [...]

A mum’s 17-year compensation battle for her severely disabled son is set to make legal history. Jackie Fletcher has become the first person in the UK to be granted a form of legal aid to help take a claim to a Vaccine Damage Payment Unit tribunal. But while the successful application for “exceptional funding” sets [...]