-Caveat Lector- (Now about those mercury amalgum fillings...)
Vaccine preservative removed from supplies as scientists study possible link with childhood disorders The Associated Press WASHINGTON (October 1, 2001 4:55 p.m. EDT) - Scientists are still unable to determine if there is a link between a mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and disorders such as autism in children, the National Academy of Sciences said Monday. The ingredient, thimerosal, has been removed from most vaccines and the academy said that, despite the lack of proof that it is a hazard, prudence dictates that steps be taken to further reduce its use. Safe Minds, an advocacy group working to reduce children's exposure to mercury, welcomed the report but contended it didn't go far enough. Safe Minds president Sallie Bernard said the group is pleased the report acknowledges the possibility of the preservative being linked to health problems. But she said the group is renewing its call for removal of all childhood vaccines containing thimerosal. The connection between exposure to high levels of mercury and problems with the nervous system has long been known. While thimerosal contains a different form of mercury than the one that has been implicated in nervous disorders, critics have complained that it also may pose a hazard. Thimerosal was used for many years to prevent bacterial contamination of vaccines. Currently, however, few vaccines given to children in the United States contain the product. It was never used in vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox and polio. However, until recently, some other vaccines on the recommended childhood immunization list used it. They are now manufactured without thimerosal, but a small number of doses for hepatitis B; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; and influenza type B with thimerosal may still be on clinic shelves, according to the report by the Academy's Institute of Medicine. "Most children in the United States being immunized today and in the future are unlikely to receive a vaccine that contains thimerosal," said committee chair Marie McCormick, professor of maternal and child health at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. "In those few cases where only supplies containing the preservative are available, the vaccines should be administered rather than foregoing immunization," she said. "While the health effects of thimerosal are uncertain, we know for sure that these vaccines protect against real, proven threats to unvaccinated infants, children and pregnant women." The institute said it conducted an extensive analysis of studies assessing whether thimerosal was associated with disorders and found them to be inconclusive. No evidence was found that would prove a link between thimerosal- containing vaccines and autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, speech or language delays or other neurodevelopmental disorders, the committee said. However, it said that as a precaution, the government should consider changing policies to reduce exposure to thimerosal as much as possible. Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
