It is a common myth today that the vaccines administered to children
no longer contain the toxic additive thimerosal, a mercury-based
preservative linked to causing permanent neurological damage. But a
recent federal case involving the U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)
has revealed that, contrary to this widely-held belief, thimerosal is
actually still present in many batch vaccines, including in the annual
influenza vaccine that is now administered to children as young as six
months old.
Filed by a citizen-backed coalition advocating vaccine safety, the
lawsuit against the FDA alleged that the agency’s continued endorsement
and approval of thimerosal as a vaccine additive is a serious public
health threat, especially since safer alternatives already exist and are
widely used voluntarily by many vaccine manufacturers. But Judge Brett
Kavanaugh, siding with antiquated pseudoscience, decided that thimerosal
is not a health threat, and that those who wish to avoid it can simply
choose thimerosal-free alternatives.
Ignoring the evidence of thimerosal’s dangers brought before him on
behalf of the millions of children across the country who continue to be
injected with this mercury-based additive, Judge Kavanaugh declared
that the plaintiffs, which include groups like theCoalition for Mercury-Free Drugs(CMFD),
did not have proper standing to file the lawsuit. And in the process,
both he and the FDA inadvertently admitted that thimerosal is still
present in many childhood vaccines, which counters popular claims to the
contrary.
FDA admits on its website that thimerosal is still in vaccines
The fact that Judge Kavanaugh refused to hear the case is tragic in
and of itself, as thimerosal, which is composed of 50 percent mercury,
has been proven to cause serious health damage. But what may be even
worse is the fact that many people falsely believe that thimerosal is
not even included in vaccines anymore, which is leading them to blindly
allow them to be administered to their children. And the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)
and the FDA have continued to provide dubious and misleading
information on the subject, which the mainstream media has been
complicit in spreading over the years.
But the FDA explains, in no uncertain terms, directly on its website
that thimerosal is still added to certain vaccines. For this reason
alone, it is crucial that parents who choose to vaccinate their children
ask for an ingredients list for each and every vaccine before allowing
them to be administered to their children.
“While the use of mercury-containing preservatives has declined in
recent years with the development of new products formulated with
alternative or no preservatives, thimerosal has been used in some immune
globulin preparations, anti-venins, skin test antigens, and ophthalmic
and nasal products, in addition to certain vaccines,” writes the FDA on
itsThimerosal in Vaccinespage
Don’t believe the lie: Thimerosal is eventually converted by the body into highly-toxic inorganic mercury
Another myth often spread by thimerosal advocates claims that the
ethylmercury compounds that compose roughly 50 percent of the
preservative are not actually harmful because they are different from
the type found in a can of tuna. But a comprehensive review conducted by
Dr. Paul G. King has proven otherwise, showing that ethylmercury is
first metabolized by the body into toxic methylmercury, which is then
metabolized into inorganic mercury. |
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