Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 > " Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke > Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:14:14 -0000 > [s-A] Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free > > http://www..com > > 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. To help with this effort > call 970-641-7413 > or email noshots. > (noshots(at)earthlink.net) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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