In the recent past, several biological finds have supported the hypothesis that early exposure of infants to Thimerosal was the major exacerbation factor in the increase in autism-related disorders since the advent of the mandated vaccine program. These initially included the observations of a genetic susceptibility impairing the excretion of mercury and the increased retention of mercury by autistic children.

“Influenza vaccination during all trimesters of pregnancy is now universally recommended in the United States. We critically reviewed the influenza vaccination policy of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) and the citations that were used to support their recommendations.” Thus began the abstract to a paper by David Ayoub, MD, and me, which was just published in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

Before a law banning thimerosal from vaccines was enacted, the Illinois Department of Public Health and a few high-ranking pediatricians within the Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics had planned an exemption.
An upper echelon CDC employee was enlisted as a liaison between IDPH and industry.
What really happened in Illinois?

U-turns are forbidden on most busy streets because they are dangerous. Unless you are a stuntman in a Hollywood movie, you’ll get hurt or hurt someone else if you make a reckless U-turn.
It is now evident that the “Thimerosal is OK” lobby is hell-bent on reversing the safe course on which the United States embarked in 1999. Infants and unborn babies will surely be hurt.
You can bet on it.

Injecting mercury into infants in the past century was never a good idea.

"A Review of the Evidence for a Link Between Vaccination and Regressive Autism"

My primary interest is Regressive Autism, its incidence and its MMR connection.

In the United Kingdom, the issue of MMR remains in the forefront with a David and Goliath scenario unfolding for the last seven years: On one side, the mighty Government, the Prime-Minister personally, the Health authorities, the Press –some of it very ugly- and large useless epidemiological studies and on the other side, Andrew Wakefield with his study of 12 children and a small group of faithful devoted and informed parents.

• Adding a mercury preservative to vaccines over six decades ago was reckless.
• Not offering thimerosal-free vaccines to American children during the nineties - when those vaccines were available for Scandinavian children - was wrong.
• Ultimately, the truth comes out.

1. Thimerosal

Thimerosal is a water-soluble organic mercury compound that has been used as a preservative in vaccines and pharmaceutical products – from eye drops to hemorrhoidal ointments - since the late 1930’s. It contains approximately 49% mercury and is metabolized in the body to ethylmercury and thiosalicylate. The product is also called Elicide, Mercurorothiolate, Merfamine, Merthiolate, Mertorgan, Merzonin, Thimerosalate, Thimersal and Thiomersalate. According to the CDC, Thimerosal has been used in injectable vaccines because “it is effective in killing bacteria and in preventing bacterial contamination, particularly in opened, multidose containers”.

They say timing is everything. In a move even Machiavelli might have found objectionable, Senator Frist has chosen to reintroduce the bill removing liability from Eli Lilly and other thimerosal producers at a time when the United States is fully preoccupied with concerns about war with Iraq.

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Vaccinations - Garbage In/Less Than All The Garbage Out?

One of the many questions troubling those of us concerned about vaccine safety and their use is just exactly where that which is injected (or ingested or inhaled) goes after it enters the body. Unfortunately this question doesn't even seem to enter the radar screen of many who promote vaccination.

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In spite of the known toxicity of thimerosal/mercury, vaccines containing it have not been recalled. Rather than being required to remove all existing stocks of mercury-containing vaccines, manufacturers and the FDA were merely "urged to work toward rapid reduction or elimination of mercury-containing preservatives in vaccines". Had the public not become aware of the fact that vaccines contain mercury, even this woefully inadequate step might not have been taken.