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Thimerosal is a
water-soluble, cream-colored crystalline powder, and is known to be
49.6% mercury by weight. In the human body, thimerosal is metabolized to
ethyl mercury and thiosalicylate, and while the literature on Thimerosal
metabolism and excretion is limited and old, case reports have
demonstrated toxicity after massive overdoses.
Thimerosal acts as a preservative in many of the vaccines that
were in popular use since the 1930’s. What this means is that it doesn’t
have to be present in these vaccines, in fact thimerosal was only added
to these substances as a convenience for the manufacturers; it provides
no actual benefit to the treatment of the patient. A person being
vaccinated with a Thimerosal-free drug would have exactly the same
chance of an adverse reaction from the injection itself as anyone taking
a shot with Thimerosal present if the shot came from a single-use vial. It causes one to wonder why one would risk childhood-autism from Thimerosal?
Why the Thimerosal was added was because those administering the
drug traditionally would have to dispense with the vaccine vial after it
had been used once, in order to prevent air exposure from introducing
bacteria and fungi to the compound. The addition of Thimerosal meant the
same vial could be used over and over until it was empty, thereby
reducing packaging costs and maximizing profits at the risk of causing
childhood autism.
In fact, the mandatory addition of preservatives in multi-dose
vials of vaccine was incorporated into the United States Code of Federal
Regulations (CDR) in January 1968. Specifically, the CFR stated:
Products in multi-dose containers shall contain a preservative,
except that a preservative need not be added to Yellow Fever Vaccine;
Polio-virus Vaccine, Live Oral; viral vaccine labeled for use with the
jet injector; dried vaccines when the accompanying diluent contains a
preservative; or to an Allergenic Product in 50 percent or more volume
(v/v) glycerin. [21 CFR 610.15(a)]
The CFR also required that the preservative used:
…[s]hall be sufficiently
non-toxic so that the amount present in the recommended dose of the
product will not be toxic to the recipient, and in combination used it
shall not denature the specific substance in the product to result in
a decrease below the minimal acceptable potency within the dating
period when stored at the recommended temperature. [21 CFR 610.15(a)]
And that’s where we come
to the problem with Thimerosal - its non-toxicity is highly
questionable. That is why we are representing families of children with
autsim in childhood autsim lawsuits.
Do I have a childhood-autism lawsuit?
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