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2025-01-30 00:28:20 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Ethylmercury (in thimerosal) has been extensively studied and shown to be safe at the low doses used in vaccines. Furthermore, most vaccines today are thimerosal-free or available in such formulations: https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/vaccine-ingredients/thimerosal https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/02/23/mercury-aluminum-vaccines-safety-fact-check/72705751007/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4334107/ https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/126/4/656/65633/Prenatal-and-Infant-Exposure-to-Thimerosal-From?redirectedFrom=fulltext CDC and FDA: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/thimerosal.html https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/thimerosal/index.html https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/thimerosal-and-vaccines

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• Ethylmercury (in thimerosal) has been extensively studied and shown to be safe at the low doses used in vaccines. Furthermore, most vaccines today are thimerosal-free or available in such formulations: https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/vaccine-ingredients/thimerosal https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/02/23/mercury-aluminum-vaccines-safety-fact-check/72705751007/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4334107/ https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/126/4/656/65633/Prenatal-and-Infant-Exposure-to-Thimerosal-From?redirectedFrom=fulltext CDC and FDA: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/thimerosal.html https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/thimerosal/index.html https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/thimerosal-and-vaccines