tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post112535332222131746..comments2024-03-27T15:43:53.969-04:00Comments on Adventures in Autism: Not Just the Flu VaccineGinger Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200286625735078479noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-1125376235534579222005-08-30T00:30:00.000-04:002005-08-30T00:30:00.000-04:00As the saying goes, something smells here. Many pr...As the saying goes, something smells here. Many pro-thimerosal publications (or at least, not-pro-anti-thimerosal publications) include language that must be read very carefully. This language is similar to the "no added MSG" language we see on some foods. the point is, the language does not say there is no MSG ... just that there is no <B>ADDED</B> MSG. <BR/><BR/>In our context, that language is typically similar to "... these vaccines contain no thimerosal <I>as a preservative</I>" ... note this does not actually say that there is no thimerosal, only that it is not being used as a preservative.<BR/><BR/>Well might one ask, "what the heck is it doing in the vaccine then?" I don't have a satisfactory answer, but apparently thimerosal can also be used as part of the manufacturing process. This is often referred to as a "trace" amount of thimerosal.<BR/><BR/>But one has to ask - since there is no safe amount of thimerosal - why we should ever tolerate even the tiniest amount? <BR/><BR/><B>Get rid of thimerosal altogether!</B>expatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551857188995810722noreply@blogger.com