Warning from the FDA on The Washington Times:
The Food and Drug Administration just issued a new warning to pregnant women about mercury in seafood.They're still turning a blind eye to the addition of mercury in vaccinations. From the Ft. Wayne News Sentinal:
Pediarix, a diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis/hepatitis B/poliovirus vaccine, uses thimerosal during its manufacture, but is then purified to reduce thimerosal below detectable levels (12.5 nanograms of mercury per dose) and well below the safe limit for mercury set by the Environmental Protection Agency.The FDA set limits for mercury levels found in our food supplies based on contamination. But the drug supply isn't contaminated with mercury, it's put there intentionally as a preservative. Thanks, but no thanks. Posted by Evo Terra at January 05, 2004 06:52 AM | TrackBack (0)
holy cow batman.. I had no idea what Thimerosol was. It used to be a preservative ingredient in many saline solutions for contact lens wearers. I developed a mighty strong allergy to it when I was younger and so started using thimerosol free salines. I had no idea it was a form of mercury. it's pretty hard to find it in saline these days.. I think i wasn't in the minority with my allergy, not to mention.. it's flippin' mercury.. sigh..
Posted by: bana on January 17, 2004 07:24 PMIts people like you who create fear in parents who refuse to get their babies vaccinated for diseases that can and have in the past very often and frequently killed them. The amount of thimerosal in vaccines is so unbelieveably small it is immeasureable and will have no effect on children and DOES NOT CAUSE AUTISM. The things parents should be more concerned about are such things as the paralysis caused by polio, and liver cancer cause by hepatitus B.
Posted by: Concerned on February 19, 2004 04:33 PMEveryone is entitled to their own opinion, even when they aren't supported by the facts. Too many risk factors are associated with modern-day pharmaceuticals get swept under the table, and people like me who point them out are often blamed for the spreading of disease. That's OK. I'm used to it and will continue to walk around without my head in the sand.
Posted by: Evo on February 20, 2004 08:32 AM