In 2001, claims of autism from the MMR vaccine or from thimerosal were filed into the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. A special Omnibus Autism Program was created a year later to address those claims. From 2002 to 2012, 5,600 autism cases were filed, 800 were dismissed, with 4,800 pending. The CDC estimates there are one million children in the United States with autism. If all those kids were compensated through the program, how much would that cost? 

Which of the following is a correct statement of Gene Tierney? Mark all that apply.

Who is Gene Tierney referring to in the following statement? “Her mind ever locked in infancy. She never talked, but on my visit she is always aware of my presence. She sniffs at my neck and hugs me.”

In 1941, eye surgeon, Dr. Normal McAllister Gregg, had twenty cases of newborns with cataracts plus other maladies. Colleagues in other parts of Australia reported similar cases. Dr. Gregg looked at the dates of birth for the babies and realized their condition coincided with an outbreak of ________________ 6-9 months earlier. 

A 2014 study in Bosnia and Herzegovina sent seven different types of letters to previous blood donors asking them to donate blood again. All seven were equally effective. The research showed that 63% of blood donors just need a simple reminder to make an appointment. The blood donors were already altruistic, they didn’t need clever persuasion to donate again.

Which one of the following statements is correct about Gene Tierney’s baby daughter Daria? Mark all that apply.

Psychologists have discovered that most humans are altruistic, not selfish, but sometimes, thoughtless. Researchers have found that if public health messages are reframed around protecting others rather than just protecting yourself (e.g. hand washing, mask-wearing, staying home from work when you are sick), people are more likely to behave thoughtfully and ethically.

Between 1988 and 2017, approximately 18,000 vaccine injury claims were filed into the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Approximately 11,000 were dismissed. The rest, about 5,500 patients received compensation. Divided over 29 years, that works out to around 200 cases per year. In the United States that translates as one vaccine injury per million doses of vaccine each year. How are those odds? Which is more likely: sustaining a vaccine injury or being struck by lightning?

Which one of the following is a correct statement about Gene Tierney? Mark all that apply.

After the peak of her movie career in the 1940’s, Gene Tierney suffered from mental illness. Which one of the following is correct about her mental issues? Mark all that apply.