Funding for this research was provided by:
Institute of Chronic Illnesses
CoMeD, Inc.
Article History
Received: 22 September 2017
Accepted: 25 February 2018
First Online: 6 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: There are no competing financial interests. The authors were previously involved in vaccine/biologic litigation. Dr. Mark Geier, Mr. David Geier, and Dr. Janet Kern have been involved as consultants and expert witnesses for petitioners in the no-fault National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) and have also been consultants and expert witness for plaintiffs in civil litigation. They are not involved in any current cases, have not been involved in any cases for several years, and have no plans to be involved in any future cases. Dr. Mark Geier and David Geier are directors of the Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., and CoMeD, Inc. Lisa Sykes is the President of CoMeD, Inc. No other authors have a management or directorship position at the Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., or CoMeD, Inc.