Reply #8: So, eating half a can of tuna gives you about the same amount

[MineralMan]

of mercury as contained in the flu vaccine. I was just about to post a similar thing. This whole mercury thing is a typical bogeyman tactic. OOOOH! Mercury Bad! And yet, we make the kids how many tuna sandwiches a year, each containing the same dose of mercury as a flu shot?

How much is a microgram? Well, it can help to break it down from something we all understand. There are about 27 grams in an ounce. We know what an ounce is, right. So, lets divide our ounce of stuff into twenty-seven equal portions.

Take one of those portions, then divide it into tenths. Then, divide each those tenths into tenths, and so on, until you have reduced that original 1/27th of an ounce into a million equal parts. That's a microgram, folks. You can't see it. You can't weigh it without some really, really specialized equipment.

Why must the anti-vaxxers lie to make their point? Why do they not include all the pertinent information? Why do they not explain that you get far more mercury from your diet on a regular basis? The amount of mercury in a dose of flu vaccine has no effect. Cumulative mercury intake from dietary sources usually has no noticeable effect, although for some, it can, especially if diets are heavy in fish and fish products. The flu shot won't cause mercury poisoning or any mercury-related effects. You'll get those from your diet. Really.