Brain-damaged Waterford boy awarded a further €3m in missed chickenpox case

An eight-year-old boy who was left brain damaged just before his second birthday after what the High Court heard was a "profound misdiagnosis" of his chickenpox infection has secured a further €3m payout from the HSE.

Fri, 02 Nov, 2018 - 14:17

By Ann O'Loughlin

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