I think a lot of this disagreement could be cleared up if there were studies done on the long term effects of low doses of mercury.
Mercury is bioaccumalitive and so I think such studies are justified. Why is no one doing this?
Also from a business perspective if there is such concern about methylmercury in vaccines why doesn't someone bring to market vaccines that use a different (more natural?) preservative? It seems like this would be a win win all around.
Also I would avoid using wikipedia as a direct source.
Thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and other products since the 1930's. There is no convincing evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines, except for minor reactions like redness and swelling at the injection site.
However, in July 1999, the Public Health Service agencies, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine manufacturers agreed that thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated in vaccines as a precautionary measure.
Mercury is bioaccumalitive and so I think such studies are justified. Why is no one doing this?
Also from a business perspective if there is such concern about methylmercury in vaccines why doesn't someone bring to market vaccines that use a different (more natural?) preservative? It seems like this would be a win win all around.
Also I would avoid using wikipedia as a direct source.