Thimerosal/mercury - was Another question

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At 10:21 PM 6/6/2008, you wrote:

>Does the MMR vaccine contain thimerosal?

No

Live vaccines do not have thimerosal as it would

kill the live viruses (although may be used in

processing - we have never gotten clarity on this)

> If not, then I'm confused.

>When they say the MMR-thimerosal-autism link, it sounds like it is in

>the vaccine.

It is just saying MMR and/or thimerosal-autism

link - that would be a better way to put it

>So what vaccines now contain thimerosol? Thanks.

Most Flu vaccine, DT, Td, TT, Adult pneumococcal

Those with trace are some DTaP and Hep B

And remember the FDA could not confirm that they even monitor this

No testing to be found that they test the

vaccines to see what's in them - just go on the word of the manufacturer

HAPI tested a vial and found mercury

http://web.wxyz.com/investigations/thimerosal_charts.html

http://www.nomercury.org

Remember when it says " trace " it equals 2000

parts per billion - see below for dangers of 0.5

parts per billion, 2 parts per billion, 20 parts

per billion and 200 parts per billion. TRACE is 200 parts per billion!

From Goldman

Vaccines with trace amounts of Thimerosal, by

definition, contain less than 1 microgram of

mercury (Hg) per dose (http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm).

For example, consider that the reduced-Thimerosal

flu vaccine with 0.0002% mercury is equivalent to

1 microgram [µg] of Hg per 0.5 mL, or 2 µg of

Hg per mL, which is the same as 2000 µg per

liter; or 2000 parts per billion [ppb][2].

0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury has

been shown to kill human neuroblastoma cells

(Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86:132–40).

2 ppb mercury is the U.S. EPA limit for

drinking water (http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#mcls).

20 ppb mercury destroys neurite membrane

structures (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001:12733–7).

200 ppb mercury is the level in liquid that

the EPA classifies as hazardous waste

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From HAPI

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 12, 2004

Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI)

Contact: Dawn Winkler 970-641-7413

Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free

After much public controversy surrounding the

mercury content of childhood vaccinations, Health

Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI) raised

$500 to have four vaccines tested for heavy metal

content. The vials were sent to Doctor’s Data,

an independent lab which specializes in heavy

metal testing. Many manufacturers voluntarily

began producing supposed “mercury freeâ€

vaccines in 1999. Some product inserts currently

claim that a “trace†amount of mercury still

exists in the final product but that the amount

has been greatly reduced. Others claim to be

producing completely mercury free products.

During an investigation into the mercury issue,

HAPI learned that Thimerosal, a 50% mercury

compound, is still being used to produce most

vaccines and that the manufacturers are simply

“filtering it out†of the final

product. However, according to Boyd Haley, PhD,

Chemistry Department Chair, University of

Kentucky, mercury binds to the antigenic protein

in the vaccine and cannot be completely, 100%

filtered out. All four vaccine vials tested

contained mercury despite manufacturer claims

that two of the vials were completely mercury

free. All four vials also contained aluminum,

one nine times more than the other three, which

tremendously enhances the toxicity of mercury

causing neuronal death in the brain. The mercury

content of routine childhood vaccinations has

been linked to the current autism epidemic as

well as numerous other neurological disorders

affecting children today. Currently, one in six

children are affected in some way and one in 250

children are diagnosed as autistic compared to

one in 10,000 prior to mercury containing

vaccines. It is the position of Dr. Haley as

well as HAPI that if mercury can be detected in

any vaccine using standard instrumentation, the

content should be disclosed in the product insert

and manufacturers should not be allowed to call the product “mercury freeâ€.

Executive Director of HAPI, Dawn Winkler, met

with FDA officials in Silver Spring, land on

July 27, 2004 to discuss blatant mislabeling and

misrepresentation of ingredients in vaccinations

which are licensed by the FDA. Clearly, more

testing is needed. The FDA has the ability and

authority to take on the necessary testing,

however, at present, this task sadly appears to

be up to the public. HAPI will be attempting to

raise more funds to test more vaccines in an

effort to pressure the FDA to crack down on

manufacturers to label their products correctly.

To help with this effort call 970-641-7413 or email noshots@...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dawn Winkler

More..........

<http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm>http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-tab\

le.htm

http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm

There is also the issue of not shaking the vial

to distribute the contents, which could mean an

unfortunate child could get much more mercury than intended

<http://www.hapihealth.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage & Itemid=1>http://www.ha\

pihealth.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage & Itemid=1

And, more importantly in my opinion, vaccine injury is not simply about

the Thimerosal.

<http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm>