Remember when it says "trace" it equals 2000 parts per billion - see below
for dangers of 0.5 parts per billion, 2 parts per billion, 20 parts per
billion and 200 parts per billion. TRACE is 2000 parts per billion!
From Gary Goldman
Vaccines with trace amounts of Thimerosal, by definition, contain less
than
1 microgram of mercury (Hg) per dose (
http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm).
For example, consider that the reduced-Thimerosal flu vaccine with 0.0002%
mercury is equivalent to 1 microgram [µg] of Hg per 0.5 mL, or 2 µg of
Hg
per mL, which is the same as 2000 µg per liter; or 2000 parts per billion
[ppb][2].
0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury has been shown to kill human
neuroblastoma cells (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86:132-40).
2 ppb mercury is the U.S. EPA limit for drinking water (
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#mcls).
20 ppb mercury destroys neurite membrane structures (Leong et al.,
Neurore****t 2001:12733-7).
200 ppb mercury is the level in liquid that the EPA classifies as
hazardous waste
2000 ppb - TRACE is 2000 parts per b
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From HAPI
Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2004
Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI) Health Advocacy in the
Public
Interest
Contact: Dawn Winkler 970-641-7413
Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free
After much public controversy surrounding the mercury content of childhood
vaccinations, Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI) raised $500 to
have four vaccines tested for heavy metal content. The vials were sent to
Doctor's Data, an independent lab which specializes in heavy metal
testing.
Many manufacturers voluntarily began producing supposed "mercury free"
vaccines in 1999. Some product inserts currently claim that a "trace"
amount of mercury still exists in the final product but that the amount
has
been greatly reduced. Others claim to be producing completely mercury free
products.
During an investigation into the mercury issue, HAPI learned that
Thimerosal, a 50% mercury compound, is still being used to produce most
vaccines and that the manufacturers are simply "filtering it out" of the
final product. However, according to Boyd Haley, PhD, Chemistry
Department
Chair, University of Kentucky, mercury binds to the antigenic protein in
the
vaccine and cannot be completely, 100% filtered out.
All four vaccine vials tested contained mercury despite manufacturer
claims
that two of the vials were completely mercury free. All four vials also
contained aluminum, one nine times more than the other three, which
tremendously enhances the toxicity of mercury causing neuronal death in
the
brain.
The mercury content of routine childhood vaccinations has been linked to
the
current autism epidemic as well as numerous other neurological disorders
affecting children today. Currently, one in six children are affected in
some way and one in 250 children are diagnosed as autistic compared to one
in 10,000 prior to mercury containing vaccines.
It is the position of Dr. Haley as well as HAPI that if mercury can be
detected in any vaccine using standard instrumentation, the content should
be disclosed in the product insert and manufacturers should not be allowed
to call the product "mercury free".
Executive Director of HAPI, Dawn Winkler, met with FDA officials in Silver
Spring, Maryland on July 27, 2004 to discuss blatant mislabeling and
misrepresentation of ingredients in vaccinations which are licensed by the
FDA. Clearly, more testing is needed. The FDA has the ability and
authority to take on the necessary testing, however, at present, this task
sadly appears to be up to the public.
HAPI will be attempting to raise more funds to test more vaccines in an
effort to pressure the FDA to crack down on manufacturers to label their
products correctly. To help with this effort call 970-641-7413 or email
noshots@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(noshots(at)earthlink.net)
More..........
http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm
http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/thimerosal.htm
There is also the issue of not shaking the vial to distribute the
contents,
which could mean an unfortunate child could get much more mercury than
intended
http://www.hapihealth.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
And, more im****tantly in my opinion, vaccine injury is not simply about
the Thimerosal.
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