"Perhaps
the most important thing that I took away from the last meeting
[Thimerosal Workshop] was that those
of us who deal with vaccines have really very little applicable
background with metals and toxicological research." Dr.
Martin Myers, Director of the National Vaccine Program Office,
Department of Health and Human Services*
Aluminum in
Vaccines Workshop
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Caribe Hilton International Hotel
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The FDA, CDC, public
health departments and even some pediatricians would like for you
to believe that
Thimerosal (ethyl mercury) is now out of most vaccines and
over-the-counter products. Think again...
Current vaccines
containing Thimerosal
(a sample)
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for larger picture
Some other
products currently sold that contain Thimerosal
View the
FDA chart of all drug and biologic products that contain mercury
View the FDA List
Vaccine
Information for both adult and pediatric vaccines licensed for use
in the United States Parents should ask about package insert information for
contents of vaccines, including ingredients, preservatives or
additives.
This mercury
calculator (located on the NVIC website) will help you determine
how much mercury a child received at previous vaccination visits
or could receive in an upcoming visit. The products are listed by
brand name and manufacturer. Some vaccines have two company names
because over the past several decades there have been many company
mergers.
Just enter the weight of the child and click on the brand name
/manufacturer of the vaccine. A number will show at the top and
tell you if it is over the EPA standard of 0.1 mcg per kilogram
of bodyweight.
If you want to calculate your child's overall exposure to mercury
containing vaccines on multiple visits, you will have to enter
each visit individually, using the weight of your child at the
time of the visit and then add them all together.
Many companies have merged and changed names. This is why you will
see some vaccines with multiple company names. In many cases the
brand name was changed when the company name changed but in some
cases the brand name and company name remained the same. For
example in 1999 Merck announced that their pediatric vaccine line
was mercury free. Even though the mercury-free version of
hepatitis B vaccine was released, the mercury-containing version
remained on the market until 2002 and was never removed. We do
not have the specific dates for when these changes occurred for
each vaccine.
If you feel that your child is suffering the effects of mercury
poisoning, please let NVIC know
by clicking here
and describing the symptoms.
The database presents information submitted to
IMERC on the amount and purpose of mercury in consumer products.
The database is intended to inform consumers, recyclers, policy
makers and others about:
products that contain
intentionally-added mercury
the amount of mercury in a specific
product
the amount of mercury in a specific
product line sold in the US in a given year
manufacturers of mercury added products.
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