On 7/29/05, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/29/05, Renan Yson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > .. > not according to the article..
that maybe so. the problem with articles like that is that it tend to cause panic among the layman. an ordinary person with no scientific background could just as easily take that article as gospel truth. now, it's good that the author is informing the public. but that information has to be balanced, so that people's choices will be based on sound decisions. from a quick search of the scientific literature, most reports doesn't show any link between autism and thimerosal. the CDC&P seem to agree: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/autism/default.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-thimerosal.htm#7 (unless of course it's all just a huge conspiracy) i say, look up as much information as you can, then form your own decision. of course, injecting poisons (like thimeroasl) to infants and children is appalling, to say the least. and i'm not saying that it wasn't used as preservatives in vaccines. but many vaccines being manufactured today are thimerosal free. now, how many of you remember merthiolate, that pinkish antiseptic used on cuts and wounds (this was before iodine based antiseptics came into popular use)? there you have it, thimerosal. -- Renante Yson email: renan . yson at gmail dot com PGP: 0x7249C046 // Linux User: #344992 "One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure." -- John W. Gardner _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
