Lingle shouldn't veto pure-vaccine bill

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Lingle shouldn't veto pure-vaccine bill

http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/04/editorial/letters.html

 

By putting Senate Bill 2133 on her list of legislation to veto, Governor

Lingle has put us all on notice: You may continue to receive a neurotoxin in

your

vaccine, without your knowledge (Star-Bulletin, June 28).

 

SB 2133 would ban mercury in vaccines. Most flu vaccines contain 25 mcg of

mercury, well over the EPA limit for an adult, but it is available in a

mercury-free version. The flu vaccine is now recommended for pregnant women and

children starting at 6 months of age.

 

Under the bill, if the mercury-free version is not available, people may be

given mercury containing vaccines, with informed consent.

 

Mercury has no place in our vaccines. It is a 70-year-old technology, made

unnecessary by cleaner manufacturing of vaccines. It is a known neurotoxin and

can cause neurodevelopmental disabilities.

 

Public perception of the safety of vaccines has a direct impact on

immunization rates. Let's reassure the public that they will not be getting

mercury in

their vaccines unless absolutely necessary, and restore public confidence in

vaccines.

 

Don King

Kailua