Which Vaccines still contain Mercury?

[danalyn]

I need to know by name the vaccines that have even trace amounts of mercury. Thanks everyone!

[nia82]

http://www.fda.gov/biologicsbloodvac...m096228.htm#t1
That link stinks though as they say some are free but they actually have trace amounts. Let me do more digging. This one is a little better: http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm

I know many contain "trace amounts" (e.g. Infanrix), with which I'm not comfortable with, but there are others that do not have any. Flu shots contain the full amount unless you ask for a single dose specific brand kind of thing. Usually peds and obgyns should have those, but I wouldn't count on that. We don't do flu shots, but DH has to due to the military and we haven't been able to track down a mercury free shot yet.

[Fyrestorm]

Any vaccine that was ever manufactured with mercury, still is. The mercury is removed at the end of the process...so, like decaf coffee there is still caffeine in the coffee in the end product.

Are manufacturers testing for this??? who knows? Who polices those tests (if any)?

[danalyn]

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm

Any vaccine that was ever manufactured with mercury, still is. The mercury is removed at the end of the process...so, like decaf coffee there is still caffeine in the coffee in the end product.

Are manufacturers testing for this??? who knows? Who polices those tests (if any)?

NAK...
so, the mercury is still injected into the person? can you please explain this process a little more? I've been reading/trying to study vaccine inserts like cray-zee. i see a lot of the following: "purified w/ amonia, formeldehyde, ect..." do you know what *exactly* that means? What about vaccines *now* contaning aluminimum? Forgive me if I sound like I don't have a clue, but they manufacture the vaccines the same way as they always have using mercury AND aluminum. at the end of the process they remove the mercury. Is THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR MERCURY IN THE INSERTS I SHOULD LOOK FOR? I'M LOOKING FOR AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE.

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by danalyn

NAK...
so, the mercury is still injected into the person? can you please explain this process a little more? I've been reading/trying to study vaccine inserts like cray-zee. i see a lot of the following: "purified w/ amonia, formeldehyde, ect..." do you know what *exactly* that means? What about vaccines *now* contaning aluminimum? Forgive me if I sound like I don't have a clue, but they manufacture the vaccines the same way as they always have using mercury AND aluminum. at the end of the process they remove the mercury. Is THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR MERCURY IN THE INSERTS I SHOULD LOOK FOR? I'M LOOKING FOR AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE.

Look for thimerosol in the inserts. Thimerosol is a preservative used in the manufacturing process of some vaccines. In some cases it is "removed" from the final product leaving "trace amounts".

There are several other preservatives used in vaccines. Many are quite toxic themselves.

Aluminum is an adjuvant. It is added to vaccines to boost the immune response.

[danalyn]

okay. I guess I'm smarter than I thought about this, b/c I did know that. lol. I haven't seen thimerosol on any inserts. Hope I'm not missing it....

"There are several other preservatives used in vaccines. Many are quite toxic themselves."

like what, for example...?

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by danalyn

okay. I guess I'm smarter than I thought about this, b/c I did know that. lol. I haven't seen thimerosol on any inserts. Hope I'm not missing it....

"There are several other preservatives used in vaccines. Many are quite toxic themselves."

like what, for example...?

Here is a nice table that breaks down vaccine ingredients and then lists what vaccine the ingredient is in http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pin...nt-table-1.pdf

For preservatives the following are used:
1) Benzethonium Chloride - This substance is cytotoxic (toxic to cells), neurotoxic, has synergistic toxic effects (is worse when combined with other substances) and is a suspected endocrine disruptor http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-pr...e_id=+121-54-0

2) Phenol - This is carbolic acid (a constituent of coal tar) http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p1949.htm

POISON! DANGER! MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. RAPIDLY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE BURNS TO EVERY AREA OF CONTACT. AFFECTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, LIVER AND KIDNEYS. COMBUSTIBLE.

3) 2-Phenoxyethanol - Also known as Ethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether. Very toxic
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-2_Ph...thanol-9926486

4) EDTA (also a food preservative)

It has been found to be both cytotoxic and weakly genotoxic in laboratory animals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDTA

Then there are the antimicrobials (viral and bacteria inactivators)

1) Formaldehyde - Carcinogenic; linked to leukemia, brain, colon, and lymphatic cancer. Gastrointestinal, liver, immune system, nerve, reproductive system, and respiratory poison.
http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-pr...ce_id=+50-00-0

2) Glutaraldehyde - toxic http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-pr...ce_id=111-30-8

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16612035

Then there are the surfactants/detergents. Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension of a liquid, allowing easier spreading.

1) Polysorbate 20 and 80 (also known as Tween 80 and Tween 20)- These polysorbates have been shown to cause dangerous, sometimes fatal effects . when injected.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2644892

2) Octoxynol 9 (or 10) and Triton X-100
http://sciencelab.com/xMSDS-TRITON_X_100-9927635

geez there is so much more but that's all I got for now

[danalyn]

Wow. One of my goals is to know this stuff. I'm impressed.

"geez there is so much more but that's all I got for now."

Well, whenever you have the time/inclination, feel free to hit me up with more.... Thanks!

[babygirlie]

ALL vaccines contain toxic heavy metals in them according to my pediatrician. I also asked WHICH ones were safe and he said well none because they contain others like aluminum even if they are "mercury free". It's funny b/c when you're pregnant they say don't use aluminum when cooking and yet they inject it in an infant.

[danalyn]

Wow....

Babygirlie, I would love to find a ped like yours.....
I've actually never heard that PG mamas should not cook on aluminum. Imagine that (sarcasm), conflicting "instructions".

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by babygirlie

ALL vaccines contain toxic heavy metals in them according to my pediatrician. I also asked WHICH ones were safe and he said well none because they contain others like aluminum even if they are "mercury free". It's funny b/c when you're pregnant they say don't use aluminum when cooking and yet they inject it in an infant.

All vaccines actually do not contain heavy metals. SOME do and some don't. For the ones that do not contain heavy metals, there is plenty of other toxic crap in there that may be problamatic, but for your ped to tell you all vaccines contain heavy metals is not accurate.

[yara1]

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PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2004
Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI)
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.

[Marnica]

PP. I agree that any vaccine that is manufactured with mercury is likely to still have it in the finished product. What I was pointing out is that not all vaccines use mercury in the manufacturing process in the first place. Live virus vaccines are not procuced with preservatives for example