New Study Verifies Mercury In Flu Shots Is Toxic

New Study Verifies Mercury In Flu Shots Is Toxic
 
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SILVER SPRING, Md., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — CoMeD — Yet another 
peer-reviewed, scientific  study proving the connection between the mercury in 
medicine and human  illnesses has just been released.  The latest study is the 
sixth one published in recent months.  This report specifically  examines the 
harm inflicted on developing fetuses and children by Thimerosal, a mercury-based 
compound routinely used as a preservative in flu shots.
Members of non-profit groups like the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD) 
are actively sharing the latest scientific data about the dangers of medical 
mercury with the public, largely because they recognize that the mercury in 
Thimerosal is a factor in numerous childhood diseases. 

Thimerosal is the Eli Lilly trade name for sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate 
when used as a preservative in  vaccines and other drug products.  It is also 
known as "Thiomersal" in Europe and "Merthiolate" when used as an antiseptic. 
 Consisting of approximately 49.6% mercury by weight, Thimerosal has been phased 
out of many vaccines in the United States because of concerns about its 
"potential risk."  However, it is still in most flu shots even though much 
safer, cost-effective alternatives are already being used.
The newest study about Thimerosal, from the University of Brazil,  warns that 
while vaccines are essential to the well-being of children  around the world, 
the use of Thimerosal should be reconsidered.  The  author, Dr. José Dórea, 
reviews the published science which demonstrates  that infant exposure to the 
amount of Thimerosal in vaccines is toxic  to human brain cells.
A number of recent studies have further suggested that the mercury used in 
everyday medical products, such as flu shots and amalgam, or "silver" dental 
fillings, contributes to causing a wide variety of illnesses, including autism 
and other developmental diseases in children and Alzheimer's disease in adults.
Currently, the United Nations Environmental Programme is working to create 
international mercury regulations by 2013, and the European Commission is 
expected to announce their findings about health risks associated with 
mercury-based fillings this month.  The United States Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) is also re-evaluating the safety of mercury-based fillings.
While governmental groups around the world consider the dangers of mercury, the 
debate over Thimerosal continues to grow.  When Bill Gates recently made remarks 
insinuating that people who question the safety of vaccines were  killing 
children, many critics of Thimerosal were shocked because they  agree with the 
need for vaccines and want to maintain public confidence  in the vaccine 
program.
Rev. Lisa Sykes, President of CoMeD and mother of a mercury-poisoned child, 
responded, "Mercury is known to  cause serious harm, especially to fetuses and 
children because of their  smaller size.  Why remove Thimerosal from pediatric 
vaccines only to  inject it into pregnant women and children with recommended 
flu shots?   They removed Thimerosal from other vaccines, so it should also be  
removed from flu shots."
SOURCE  Coalition for Mercury-Free Drugs (CoMeD)