1999
Thimerosal (49.6%mercury)
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
for lab workers and emergency personnel on proper procedures for handling: Can
cause
"Nervous System and Reproduction Effects; Effects of exposure include
Fetal
Changes;
Mercury Poisoning may occur; Exposure in children may cause mild to severe
Mental Retardation; Hypersensitivity to Mercury is a medical condition
aggravated by exposure; Hazardous Substance, Toxic Waste Disposal."
January 2004 CDC, HHS, AAP numbers:
Epidemic: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
(ASD)
1 in 166
(Similar to Alzheimers, Autism is a "new" disease that did not exist in 1940,
Autism Spectrum Disorders rose over 1000% from 1990 to present)
Epidemic: DEVELOPMENTAL /
BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
1 in 6
In the
1990’s, most American infants received up to 138 TIMES the EPA mercury guidelines
(62.5 mcg. Thimerosal) at one sitting. They would need
to weigh 1375 lbs
to ingest this amount or 1787 lbs to receive via injection. Infants also received mercury at
levels
more than 50 TIMES
the
EPA mercury guidelines at multiple other sittings.
"There is a
huge epidemic of autism and it is the vaccinations," says Bernard Rimland, PhD, Director
of the Autism Research Institute and founder of the Autism Society of America. The symptoms of
mercury poisoning
are amazingly like the symptoms of autism.
FLU SHOTS: According to EPA levels not likely to
cause harm,
an infant or toddler would need to be a
275 lb. adult
to safely ingest or 366 lb. adult to
safely inject the 12.5 mcg of mercury
contained
in many
pediatric flu shots they inject infants with today.
(Pregnant women,
children 3 and up, seniors, and others receive
25 mcg – maximum
EPA mercury
guidelines for 550 lb person to ingest
or 733 lb
person to
inject)
TALKING POINTS - BAN MERCURY FROM VACCINES:
1) In
the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, the number of vaccines in the childhood
immunization schedule was greatly increased, tripling the mercury
level injected into American infants. During the next 10 years, autism
skyrocketed (see chart below). In 1997 Congress asked FDA to report on the
level of mercury in vaccines and other products. In 1999, the FDA reported that
vaccine levels were considerably above federal safety guidelines. At that point,
the AAP, CDC, HHS, and FDA agreed mercury should be removed from childhood
vaccines. There was no recall. Every shot in the pipeline was allowed to be
shipped and used. By 2003, most American infant vaccines were becoming mercury
free. In spring 2004, the CDC announced the 2004-5 flu shot would have full
mercury. Rep Weldon (R-FL) began legislation to ban mercury (HR4169) – with no
matching legislation in US Senate. Grassroots efforts began in state
legislatures nationwide.
Permission to use Autism Chart granted by Autism Society of America, 2-10-05.
2) 2003
Thimerosal MSDS: Danger! Poison! May be fatal if inhaled, absorbed
through skin or swallowed. Contains material which may cause damage to the
following organs: kidneys, respiratory tract, skin, eyes, central nervous
system. Section 8 - Exposure Controls: Personal Protection: Splash
goggles, Full suit, Dust Respirator, Boots, Gloves, a self-contained breathing
apparatus. Section 11 - Toxicology Information: Acute Oral Toxicity.
Extremely hazardous in case of skin contact (permeator). May be fatal if
absorbed. Extremely hazardous in case of inhalation. May be fatal if inhaled.
Extremely hazardous in case of ingestion. May be fatal if swallowed. Danger of
cumulative effects.
http://www.setonresourcecenter.com/MSDS/EMD/Docs/wcd00026/wcd026b4.pdf
3)
Thimerosal was banned by FDA in over-the-counter (OTC) drug preparations
because of questions over safety. (Federal Register:
April 22, 1998 (Vol 63, Number 77) [Page 19799-19802].
4) Dr.
Andrew Wakefield asks why it's in infant vaccines when, "mercury was taken
out of animal vaccines 20 years ago because it was too toxic."
5) In
January 2004, the nation’s pediatricians received an autism ALARM [an acronym
for an American Academy of Pediatrics
communication program -- also sent out by CDC] stating Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) were affecting 1 in 166 children (90 percent of them are boys).
Behavior/Developmental disorders were affecting 1 in 6 children. Both are
epidemic. Autism rose over 1000% 1991-2004. It’s now 1 in 149 children with
ASD.
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/screening/Autism
downloads/AutismAlarm.pdf
6) Given
the CDC/ AAP A.L.A.R.M. numbers, that means that out of 4 million born in US
each year, 24,000 will be devastated with autism, and perhaps as many as
600,000 with mild to severe learning disorders, caused in part or whole
by neurological destruction of brain cells that mercury is proven to
precipitate. According to Dr. Mark Geier, who has studied the CDC's own data, "Kids
who received 100 mcg of thimerosal were over ten times more likely to have
autism than the kids who received no mercury containing vaccines.
http://www.toxicteeth.org/Mercury-poisoning-2004.pdf
7) A
1991 Merck memo (just released publicly Feb. 8, 05) shows that at least one
major manufacturer was aware of the vaccine mercury concern much earlier.
The 1991 memo stated 6-month-old children who received their shots on schedule
would get a mercury dose up to 87 times higher than guidelines (FDA) for the
maximum daily consumption of mercury from fish. "When viewed in this way,
the mercury load appears rather large," said the memo from Dr. Maurice R.
Hilleman, an internationally renowned vaccinologist to the president of Merck's
vaccine division. "It is reasonable to conclude" that it should be eliminated
where possible, he said, "especially where use in infants and young
children is anticipated." (LA Times Feb. 8, 05)
8)
Apparently, no one at the National Immunization Program (NIP) within CDC (or the
FDA) did the calculations regarding the cumulative mercury exposure. The net
effect of this was that, in the 1990s, babies in America were exposed to mercury
by injection up to 138 times above levels not considered safe by the
Environmental Protection Agency for oral consumption by adults – requiring they
be a 1380 lb adult to ingest the amount of mercury that was injected
(62.5 mcg) into two month old infants. The standard US vaccination schedule
injected 187.5 mcg of Thimerosal into US infants by age 6 months. (twice the
amount injected in UK, and US vaccine mercury tripled at the same time Sweden
removed mercury & Thimerosal from their vaccines).
9) A
turning point came in 1997 when Congress passed a bill ordering an FDA review of
mercury ingredients in food and drugs. Completed in 1999, the review was
described at the time as a first effort to assess the cumulative mercury
dose. In e-mails released at a congressional hearing, an FDA
official said health authorities could be criticized for "being 'asleep at
the switch' for decades by allowing a potentially hazardous compound to
remain in many childhood vaccines, and not forcing manufacturers to exclude it
from new products." It would
not have taken "rocket science" to add up the amount of exposure as the
prescribed number of shots
was increasing.
10) Rep.
Weldon, the only physician in US House of Representative continues to
question whether neurological problems were caused in some children by the high
level of mercury contained in many vaccines in the 1990's. In THE HILL article,
2005 by Rep Weldon, MD (R-FL), he states: "Unfortunately it remains in the
childhood flu vaccine, and I will again introduce legislation to eliminate
mercury from this vaccine." (HR4169 2004, HR881 2005)
11) One of
the leading researchers into Thimerosal in this country, Dr. Boyd Haley, PhD,
chair of Chemistry Dept at University of Kentucky, states in affidavit: “Mercury
is a known neurotoxin and its mechanism of neurotoxicity has been studied in our
laboratory for the past 10 years. …This is the compound that caused the
death of a Dartmouth University
chemistry professor after she was exposed to a drop or two on her gloved hand.”
Affidavit:
Thimerosal Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopment Outcomes: Boyd Haley, Ph.D.
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/library/BoydHaleyAFFIDAVITThimerosal9-03.pdf
12) Report:
Autism: A Unique Form of Mercury Poisoning: Bernard, et al -- A review of
medical literature indicates that the characteristics of autism and of
mercury poisoning (HgP) are strikingly similar. The parallels between the
two diseases are so thorough as to suggest, based on total Hg injected into U.S.
children, that many cases of autism are a form of mercury poisoning.
http://www.whale.to/a/pdf/Bernard%20et%20al%202001.pdf
13) A
University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine research team has found that
exposure to mercury causes degeneration of brain neurons in animals. The
researchers’ academic paper is supported by a time-lapse video recorded from a
microscope camera showing how neurons degenerate when they are exposed to
mercury.
http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/unicomm/news/March_01/mercury.htm
14)
‘“More than one child in six born in the
United States could be at risk for developmental disorders because of mercury exposure
in the mother's womb,” according to estimates released last week by EPA scientists.
The agency doubled its estimate, equivalent to 630,000 of the 4 million babies
born each year.’ E.P.A. Raises Estimate of Babies Affected by Mercury
Exposure: The New York Times,
Feb. 10, 2004,
by Jennifer Lee.
15) Study
evaluated concentrations of mercury in urine following a 3-Day treatment
with an oral chelating agent. Overall urinary mercury concentrations were
significantly higher in 221 children with Autism Spectrum Disorders than in 18
normal controls. The authors conclude DMSA appears to be an effective and
safe chelating agent for treatment of pediatric overexposure to metallic
mercury. A Case-Control Study of Mercury Burden in Children with Autistic
Spectrum Disorders: Jeff Bradstreet, MD et al
http://www.jpands.org/vol8no3/geier.pdf
16)
A quote from researcher
David Geier, MD, PhD: "We went to Atlanta," he continues, "to the CDC, and
looked at the VSD [Vaccine Safety Data] data. There is thimerosal-containing
DTaP [diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine] and thimerosal-free DTaP, so we
asked a question: Among children that got a minimum of either three consecutive
thimerosal-containing DTaPs or three consecutive thimerosal-free DTaPs, was
there a difference in the number of autism cases in the two groups? We found
mega differences. More than 20 times higher. The rate of autism in the children
that got more than three doses of thimerosal-containing DTaP vaccines was much,
much higher. Almost all the children that have autism in that group were the
ones that got the thimerosal-containing DTaP vaccine. The more thimerosal the
greater the cases of autism."
O'Meara KP. CDC Study Raises Level of Suspicion http://www.insightmag.com/news/573542.html
17)
Additional Facts: 15% of women in America (Rh Neg) get Rhogam shots and have
50% of autistic children. If a woman has 10 or mercury fillings, her chances of
having an autistic child go up 27%. Boys get autism 4 to 1 more than girls. When
they put mercury in petri dish with brain cells = 40% cell death. Estrogen and
mercury in Petri dishes somehow protected cells for only 3% cell death.
Testosterone & mercury = 100% cell death.
18)
According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, the world's leading immunogeneticist and 13th
most quoted biologist of our times (nearly 850 papers in peer review journals):
If an individual has had 5 consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the
years studied) his/her chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease is 10 times higher
than if he/she had one, 2 or no shots. Dr. Fudenberg said it was due to
mercury and aluminum that is in every flu shot (and was in most
childhood shots). The gradual mercury and aluminum buildup in the brain causes
cognitive dysfunction. Flu shots contain 25 micrograms of mercury. One microgram
is considered toxic.
19)
Professor John Oxford of Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry states:
From Alzheimer's disease to a devastating lineup of other neurological
disorders including Parkinsons, ALS, MS, autism and AD - mercury is known to be
a potent neurotoxin that either is the prime cause of such disorders or
certainly is seen to exacerbate them [xxix].
He says, If there is "any doubt
whatsoever" about the safety of mercury in vaccines
then it should be removed.
20)
It costs $2 more per $20-80
vaccine for mercury-free, however the cost in personal trauma to these 24,000
American children / year who acquire Autism and their families, plus the
economic burden is immeasurable. Autism IS Treatable
with proper biomedical interventions – however only 2% will receive chelation
to remove the 6 times more mercury found in children with autism than
normal children. Chelation along with much nutritional support will bring 50-70%
of this 2% to normal range. Without chelation and biomedical
interventions, 75% of this 98% ultimately become wards of the states.
Tennesseans for Safer Vaccines (
http://TN4SaferVaccines.tripod.com
) asks the Tennessee Legislature to remove all Mercury and Thimerosal from all vaccines for all Tennesseeans.
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