Aluminum salts are incorporated into some vaccine formulations as an adjuvant. Preservatives are usually added to vaccines preparation to prevent bacterial or fungal growth or contamination. Currently, ethylmercury ethg and adjuvantal are the dominating interventional exposures encountered by fetuses, newborns, and infants due to immunization. Aluminum content from childhood vaccines vaccines containing aluminum were added to the childhood immunization schedule when some vaccines containing mercury were removed. Vaccine ingredients aluminum childrens hospital of philadelphia. Of all the vaccines approved for use in the united states, only one a tetanus and diphtheria vaccine contains both the mercuryderived thimerosal and. Aluminum is used in some vaccines and excess aluminum in human bodies can cause neurological harm. An adjuvant is a substance added to some vaccines to enhance the immune response of vaccinated individuals.
Some parents, alerted by stories in the news media or information contained on the world wide web, are concerned that some of the substances contained in vaccines might harm their children. Prior to the mercury phaseout pre2000, babies received 3,925 mcg of aluminum by 18 months of age. Most people are not exposed to toxic levels of aluminum at work however. Although an asd diagnosis is defined behaviorally by the american psychiatric association, other features, more physical or health related, are associated with an asd diagnosis. Aluminium amalgam may be prepared by either grinding aluminium pellets or wire in mercury, or by allowing aluminium wire to react with a solution of mercuryii chloride in water this amalgam is used as a chemical reagent to reduce compounds, such as the reduction of imines to amines. The food and drug administration fda looks at the results of these tests to decide whether to license the vaccine for use in the united states. A hypothesis testing casecontrol study evaluated concerns about the toxic effects of organicmercury hg exposure from thimerosalcontaining 49. Exposure to mercury and aluminum in early life mdpi. Scientists later discovered that the ethylbased mercury used in vaccines doesnt pose the same risk as methylbased mercury a known toxin found in fish that can damage the central nervous system. Understanding thimerosal, mercury, and vaccine safety cdc. The bill seeks to discriminate based on vaccination status and engages sections. The bill hr 4169 would specifically limit mercury in this years flu vaccine for children to 1 mcg and would set the same limit for all childhood vaccines starting in january 2005.
Doctors and vaccine pushers lie to you and say there is no mercury in vaccines. Evidence of a decrease in the prevalence of autism with the reduction of thimerosal the toxins in vaccines, including but not limited to ethyl. A study published in the american journal of preventive medicine in 2003 by paul stehrgreen found that more children in sweden and denmark were diagnosed with autism after removal of thimerosal from vaccines in those countries. Seventeen of the monkeys were injected with vaccines spiked with thimerosal for a total mercury dose of 20 micrograms per kilogram. Thimerosal is a compound that has been widely used as a preservative in a number of biological and drug products. Some, not all, vaccines have specific aluminum salts, not just any aluminum. Aluminum is one of the most common metals found in nature and is present in air, food, and water. Infants exposure to aluminum from vaccines and breast. Aluminum adjuvants are used in vaccines such as hepatitis a, hepatitis b, diphtheriatetanus. Accidental discovery plus expediency explains aluminum salts in vaccines. Antivaccination activists promoting the incorrect claim that vaccination causes autism have asserted that the mercury in thiomersal is the cause.
Aluminium can form an amalgam in solution with mercury. More patients and parents are questioning the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. Vaccines often contain preservatives, adjuvants, additives, or manufacturing residuals in addition to pathogenspecific immunogens. Current immunization schedules with vaccines containing aluminum as adjuvant are given to infants, but thimerosal as preservative is found mostly in. Aluminum al is toxic to all life forms but is used in many vaccines to boost immune response to vaccine antigens. Some parents are concerned about ingredients in vaccines, specifically aluminum, mercury, gelatin and antibiotics. Vaccine ingredients thimerosal childrens hospital of. Trace amounts documentary, 12 minute clip, vaccine.
Understanding thimerosal, mercury, and vaccine safety. The contents of this ebook are evidence based and substantiated by extensive research published in medical and scientific journals. There are 2 types of mercurymethylmercury and ethylmercury. Mercury is the most toxic nonradioactive element on earth. Focal histologic lesions were observed in patients with diffuse. Weldons office stated in an apr 5 news release, the government is poised to recommend the flu vaccine later this year without recommending that infants and. This preservative has been used by pharmaceutical corporations since 1930 for ophthalmological, dermatological.
Vaccine ingredients aluminum childrens hospital of. Thimerosal thimerosal is an organic mercurial 46% mercury compound, metabolized to ethylmercury and thiosalicilate. The adjuvant effects of aluminum were discovered in 1926. The amount of mercury you would get from one of these vaccines is less than what you would get from eating a can of tuna around 85 micrograms of mercury for a. Trace amounts documentary, 12 minute clip, vaccine, mercury, aluminum. Cultured neurons showed a 10 percent cell death six hours after they were exposed to mercury and aluminum separately, as compared to a whopping 60 percent death rate when exposed in combination. Even the cdc readily admits vaccine still contain mercury thimerosal. Aluminum vaccine adjuvants appear to contribute to the rising prevalence of autism. If we were to take out aluminum from vaccines, we would have epidemics of several nasty infectious diseases, says jefferson. A prime example is the synergy between fluorides and heavy metals like aluminum which form complexes like aluminum fluoride which can travel to the brain and may be implicated in dementia. Empirical data confirm autism symptoms related to aluminum and. Aluminum can have signifi cant mutational effects on the p53 oncogene and cancer, thereby ruining the individuals ability to stop tumorgenesis 12.
Vaccines contain ingredients at a dose that is even lower than the dose we are naturally exposed to in our environment. Public health service decided that as much mercury as possible should be removed from vaccines, and thimerosal was the only source of mercury in vaccines. The aluminium is the ultimate electron donor, and the. All vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age and younger in the. Aluminum aluminumcontaining adjuvants are vaccine ingredients that have been used in vaccines since the 1930s. It has recently been proposed that aluminum, commonly used in vaccines as an adjuvant, may be. Vaccination in children with allergy to non active vaccine. An adjuvant is vaccine component that boosts the immune response to the vaccine.
Aluminum is a known neurotoxin, and scientific evidence shows that it can play a significant role in neurological diseases, including dementia, autism, and parkinsons disease. Autism spectrum disorders asd is defined by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. The quantity of aluminum in vaccines is tiny compared with the quantity required to cause. Additionally, they contend that singledose vials simplify inventory logistics and vaccine tracking as well as facilitate health workers to overcome. Mercury in vaccines from the australian childhood immunization program schedule. A note on vaccine safety vaccines go through many years of safety and effectiveness testing. Uche ekwunife pdp anambra, who said there were growing concerns by some scientists and medical experts that emission from 5g towers could adversely affect the health of citizens by causing symptoms like damage to the. Cdc neutral on thimerosal in flu vaccine for toddlers cidrap. There is no scientific evidence to support this claim. Understanding these illnesses is an important step in making an educated decision regarding. After pneumococcal and hepatitis a vaccines were added to the schedule, babies began receiving 4,925 mcg of aluminum during the same age perioda 25% increase. Formaldehyde is diluted during the vaccine manufacturing process, but.
Some vaccines and other medicines contain chemicals called adjuvants to help stimulate the production of immunity against the vaccine ingredients, making the vaccine more effective. The environmental protection agency epa identifies the most serious hazardous waste sites in the nation. Thiomersal or thimerosal is a mercury compound used as a preservative used in some vaccines. The idea that thiomersal in vaccines might have detrimental effects originated with anti. This public health statement tells you about aluminum and the effects of exposure to it. Thimerosal, a mercurycontaining compound, is a widelyused preservative for vaccines that are manufactured in multidose vials. Todays vaccines use only the ingredients they need to be safe and effective. Vaccine ingredients maine chapter american academy of pediatrics.
The cdc pushes mercury and aluminum containing vaccines for. One scientific fact most americans do not know is that aluminum listed as aluminum phosphate in vaccines greatly increases the toxicity of mercury listed as thimerosal, therefore caution about minimum mercury tolerance is severely underestimated. Concerns about toxins in vaccines have revolved around three chemicals. Despite concerns, several studies have now proven that thimerosal in vaccines did not cause autism.
Aluminum in childhood vaccines is unsafe journal of the. Childrens health defense help childrens health defense. The nigerian senate directed the federal government to suspend the planned deployment of 5g in nigeria because of the health effects. There are 25 mcg in one average flu vaccine, and the epa safety limit is 5. Certain diseases are more or less serious or common depending on a childs age.
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