Reply #353: Oy...

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Really? Cite please.

Go to the FDA's page on thimerosal in vaccines.

Cite for "he's comparing..." or are you just guessing. BTW, which one is the "good" poison, again?

Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ - it was in the crap that you posted! Marky-Mark made the comparison between mercury in drinking water and mercury in vaccines without noting that the two are totally different. It doesn't surprise me that you don't grasp the differences between ethyl and methylmercury, but it is pretty bad a that freaking chemist doesn't understand them.

"These results suggest that ethylmercury is dealkylated much more extensively than methylmercury, producing higher levels of inorganic mercury in the brain. While dealkylation is thought to be a detoxification mechanism that helps protect the central nervous system, previous work by Burbacher and his group has shown that inorganic mercury can affect certain types of cells in the brain such as the microglia. Recent reports have indicated abnormal microglia in the brains of children with autism.

According to the researchers, more research is needed to accurately predict how immunization with thimerosal-containing vaccines may affect children. "Knowledge of the biotransformation of thimerosal . . . is urgently needed to afford a meaningful interpretation of the potential developmental effects of immunization with thimerosal-containing vaccines in newborns and infants," the study authors write. "This information is critical if we are to respond to public concerns regarding the safety of childhood immunizations."

Of course more research is needed. I think this sort of basic research should of been done ages ago - why it wasn't is beyond me.

"Left-over" in the manufacturing process?! Are you freaking kidding me? Is it in or not in the product? "Thimerosal free" means it still has "left-overs" of thimerosal? Is this like War = Peace? Explain why thimerosal is still around in the plant to begin with. Surely, it's possible for them to mix up Engerix sans ANY thimerosal. No?

Uh, I don't know - I'm not an expert in the manufacturing of vaccines. I'm sure you can use your Google-fu to find an answer. As for me? I have to work - evul pharma calls...