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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any purported ethical approval for the blood tests to detect the presence of the measles virus carried out on the claimants and controls in research funded by legal aid in connection with the measles, mumps and rubella/measles and rubella vaccine litigation. [HL2676]
We understand that the tests in question were carried out as part of now concluded litigation that followed claims that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was linked to autism. It appears that the tests were organised by the legal teams involved and the department played no part in these arrangements.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any purported ethical approval and clinical indication for lumbar punctures funded by legal aid performed on the claimants in connection with the measles, mumps and rubella/measles and rubella vaccine litigation. [HL2677]
We understand that the tests in question were carried out as part of now concluded litigation that followed claims that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was linked to autism. It appears that the tests were organised by the legal teams involved and the department played no part in these arrangements.