I am trying very hard to avoid Autism and AD-HD in my child by limiting my 7 month old's exposure to Mercury, but the FDA and CDC aren't making my job very easy.
Here's the website that started my search: http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/thimerosal.php
http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/vaccines/QuestionsaboutVaccines/ucm070430.htm says this about the use of Thimerosal: "In 2004, the IOM's Immunization Safety Review Committee again examined the hypothesis that vaccines, specifically the MMR vaccines and thimerosal containing vaccines, are causally associated with autism. In this report, the committee incorporated new epidemiological evidence from the U.S., Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and studies of biologic mechanisms related to vaccines and autism that had become available since its report in 2001."
It also said something good about vaccines used after 2001: "Since 2001, all vaccines recommended for children 6 years of age and younger have contained either no Thimerosal or only trace amounts, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccines, which are marketed in both the preservative-free and Thimerosal-preservative-containing formulations. Thimerosal-preservative free influenza vaccine licensed for use in children six to 59 months of age is available in limited supply."
I've done some research, and the only ones I could find that say they have Thimerosal in them are the MMR vaccine and some flu shots (although, one can request Thimerosal-Free flu shots). The same government article says that there are others that have Thimerosal, but the article doesn't name the ones that have it. (How am I supposed to make an educated decision to benefit the health of my child when I can't find a single thing about what's being injected into her?!)
Emotions aside, does anyone know which vaccines contain the trace amounts of Thimerosal? (I'm NOT looking for someone to recite rhetoric about how safe Thimerosal is as studies have proven otherwise... I'm looking for someone to actually answer my question.) Thanks for your knowledge!
Here's the website that started my search: http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/thimerosal.php
http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/vaccines/QuestionsaboutVaccines/ucm070430.htm says this about the use of Thimerosal: "In 2004, the IOM's Immunization Safety Review Committee again examined the hypothesis that vaccines, specifically the MMR vaccines and thimerosal containing vaccines, are causally associated with autism. In this report, the committee incorporated new epidemiological evidence from the U.S., Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and studies of biologic mechanisms related to vaccines and autism that had become available since its report in 2001."
It also said something good about vaccines used after 2001: "Since 2001, all vaccines recommended for children 6 years of age and younger have contained either no Thimerosal or only trace amounts, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccines, which are marketed in both the preservative-free and Thimerosal-preservative-containing formulations. Thimerosal-preservative free influenza vaccine licensed for use in children six to 59 months of age is available in limited supply."
I've done some research, and the only ones I could find that say they have Thimerosal in them are the MMR vaccine and some flu shots (although, one can request Thimerosal-Free flu shots). The same government article says that there are others that have Thimerosal, but the article doesn't name the ones that have it. (How am I supposed to make an educated decision to benefit the health of my child when I can't find a single thing about what's being injected into her?!)
Emotions aside, does anyone know which vaccines contain the trace amounts of Thimerosal? (I'm NOT looking for someone to recite rhetoric about how safe Thimerosal is as studies have proven otherwise... I'm looking for someone to actually answer my question.) Thanks for your knowledge!