How America Was Blinded by Merck's Vaccine Lies

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http://www.mercola.com/2005/mar/26/merck_vaccines.htm

 

How America Was Blinded by Merck's Vaccine Lies

 

As if Merck hasn't caused enough damage to the public's health with

its painkiller drug Vioxx, found to increase cardiovascular risks,

more evidence questioning the company's credibility has surfaced. It

turns out Merck continued to supply the infant hepatitis B vaccine,

which was contaminated with thimerosal, a mercury preservative, for

two years after announcing that it had eliminated the toxin from the

vaccine.

 

It was September 1999, in the midst of concerns about the risks of

mercury in childhood vaccines, when Merck stated that the Food and

Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a preservative-free version of

the vaccine. And despite Merck's news release that stated, " Now,

Merck's infant vaccine line is free of all preservatives, " the company

still distributed the vaccine containing thimerosal until October 2001.

 

Thimerosal is:

 

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Fifty percent ethyl mercury

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Still present in most flu shots, though eliminated from most

routine childhood vaccines

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Used as a sterilizing agent to prevent bacterial contamination

(due to repeated insertion of needles into multidose vials of vaccine)

 

A Merck spokeswoman explained that the company continued to supply the

preservative-containing version of the vaccine during the transition

period to make sure there was enough vaccine to aid in protecting the

nation's children. Regardless, both parents and doctors were severely

misled; more than 4,200 parents have filed claims in the federal

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

 

Due to the mercury present in the shots, the parents argue their

children have suffered from autism or other neurological disorders.

However, vaccine makers and health officials claim there is no solid

evidence to prove that small doses of mercury, once widely present in

children's shots, caused such harm.

 

Los Angeles Times March 8, 2005

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

I ran an interesting article about a 1991 Merck memo uncovered by the

Los Angeles Times

http://www.mercola.com/2005/feb/23/merck_coverups.htm

that expressed concerns babies were receiving elevated amounts of

mercury--as much as 87 times higher than the maximum daily

" consumption " of mercury from fish. Now, we find out Merck lied about

this potent neurotoxin being present in vaccines and allowed it to be

injected in millions of unsuspecting newborns There are only two words

I can think of for this-- reprehensible evil.

 

I am highly challenged to understand how Merck can get away with this.

How can any company say that a potent neurotoxin is not present in

something that is mandated by law to be injected into helpless infants

and then not be penalized for the crime it committed. Folks something

isn't right here.

 

Before you decide to vaccinate your children, I strongly recommend you

do them a favor and closely examine the serious risks and side effects

associated with vaccines. Doing so could very well mean the difference

between life and death for your child. If aid in your research you

might want to consider:

 

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Dr. Sherri Tenpenny's amazing two-hour DVD video: Vaccines: What

CDC Documents and Science Reveal,

http://www.mercola.com/forms/vaccine_video.htm

which tells the truth behind the vaccine issue. The video is the

culmination of Dr. Tenpenny's three-year investigation into the true

story behind vaccines and is presented in a very easy to understand

lecture format. I really love this video for all the useful

information present and the way Dr. Tenpenny transforms difficult to

understand concepts into simple easy to understand language.

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Recent reports by Drs. Donald Miller

http://www.mercola.com/2004/oct/16/mercury.htm

and Russell Blaylock.

http://www.mercola.com/2005/feb/23/mercury_lies.htm

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Dr. Tenpenny's insightful cassette tape: The Dangers of

Vaccines, and How You Can Legally Avoid Them, which is a 90-minute

teleconference interview I conducted with her. If you are a parent, a

medical practitioner, or are otherwise interested in how to exercise

your freedom of choice to bypass vaccines, you should definitely

consider this tape.

 

If, after researching and reviewing the sources listed above, you are

not convinced of the value and safety in avoiding vaccines, you

should, at the very least, avoid exposing your child to vaccines from

multi-dose vials.

http://www.mercola.com/2005/jan/19/mercury_vaccines.htm

Inform the physician or nurse that you want the single-dose vaccine

container and request that you want to actually witness them removing

it from the vial and would like the empty vial to take home with you

as proof that your child did not receive the mercury-contaminated

vaccine. This way, you will at least avoid one of the problems

associated with vaccines.

 

Related Articles:

 

Mercury, Vaccines and Medicine

 

Childhood Vaccine Safety Studies are Largely 'Inadequate'

 

Tell the Truth About Vaccines -- or Keep Away From my Children

 

Mercury Preservative in Childhood Vaccines Increases Autism Risk

 

Flu Vaccines for Children Still Contain Mercury