(NaturalNews)
It is a common myth today that the vaccines administered to children no longer
contain the toxic additive thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative linked to
causing permanent neurological damage. But a recent federal case involving the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that, contrary to this
widely-held belief, thimerosal is actually still present in many batch
vaccines, including in the annual influenza vaccine that is now administered to
children as young as six months old.
Filed by a
citizen-backed coalition advocating vaccine safety, the lawsuit against the FDA
alleged that the agency's continued endorsement and approval of thimerosal as a
vaccine additive is a serious public health threat, especially since safer
alternatives already exist and are widely used voluntarily by many vaccine
manufacturers. But Judge Brett Kavanaugh, siding with antiquated pseudoscience,
decided that thimerosal is not a health threat, and that those who wish to
avoid it can simply choose thimerosal-free alternatives.
Ignoring
the evidence of thimerosal's dangers brought before him on behalf of the
millions of children across the country who continue to be injected with this
mercury-based additive, Judge Kavanaugh declared that the plaintiffs, which
include groups like the Coalition for Mercury-Free Drugs (CMFD), did not have
proper standing to file the lawsuit. And in the process, both he and the FDA
inadvertently admitted that thimerosal is still present in many childhood
vaccines, which counters popular claims to the contrary.
FDA admits
on its website that thimerosal is still in vaccines
The fact
that Judge Kavanaugh refused to hear the case is tragic in and of itself, as
thimerosal, which is composed of 50 percent mercury, has been proven to cause
serious health damage. But what may be even worse is the fact that many people
falsely believe that thimerosal is not even included in vaccines anymore, which
is leading them to blindly allow them to be administered to their children. And
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA have
continued to provide dubious and misleading information on the subject, which
the mainstream media has been complicit in spreading over the years.
But the FDA
explains, in no uncertain terms, directly on its website that thimerosal is
still added to certain vaccines. For this reason alone, it is crucial that
parents who choose to vaccinate their children ask for an ingredients list for
each and every vaccine before allowing them to be administered to their
children.
"While
the use of mercury-containing preservatives has declined in recent years with
the development of new products formulated with alternative or no
preservatives, thimerosal has been used in some immune globulin preparations, anti-venins,
skin test antigens, and ophthalmic and nasal products, in addition to certain
vaccines," writes the FDA on its Thimerosal in Vaccines page
(http://www.fda.gov/).
Don't
believe the lie: Thimerosal is eventually converted by the body into highly-toxic
inorganic mercury
Another
myth often spread by thimerosal advocates claims that the ethylmercury
compounds that compose roughly 50 percent of the preservative are not actually
harmful because they are different from the type found in a can of tuna. But a
comprehensive review conducted by Dr. Paul G. King has proven otherwise,
showing that ethylmercury is first metabolized by the body into toxic
methylmercury, which is then metabolized into inorganic mercury
(http://www.infowars.com).
Both
methylmercury and inorganic mercury are listed by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) as toxic substances responsible for causing
neurological problems, brain disorders, nervous system illnesses,
gastrointestinal problems, kidney failure, respiratory illness, and death
(http://www.epa.gov/hg/effects.htm).
Sources for
this article include:
- http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/03/23/44979.htm
- http://www.fda.gov/
- http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/children.htm
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