Thimerosal

Thimerosal is no longer used as a preservative in any childhood vaccine with the exception of the influenza vaccine.

Thimerosal 2010

FAUCI: Well, there are two things about the Thimerosal, which is a mercury type of a compound to -- as a preservative.

CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2009 2009

Thimerosal, which is 49.6 percent ethyl mercury by weight, was phased out of most U.S. childhood immunizations beginning in 1999, but the CDC recommends flu shots for pregnant women and last year began recommending them for children 6 to 23 months old.

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Thimerosal, which is 49.6 percent ethyl mercury by weight, was phased out of most U.S. childhood immunizations beginning in 1999, but the CDC recommends flu shots for pregnant women and last year began recommending them for children 6 to 23 months old.

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Thimerosal, which is approximately 50% mercury by weight, is still present at significant concentrations in the flu vaccine and certain booster shots including tetanus and diphtheria.

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And what happens is they added the preservative called Thimerosal that you may have heard about, so they can get 10 shots per vial, instead of single dose.

CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2008 2008

COURCHESNE: One of the concerns was Thimerosal, which is a chemical that was used as preservative in vaccines.

CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2008 2008

But they tried to figure out whether Thimerosal, which is this mercury preservative that used to be found in a lot of childhood vaccines, was related to about 42 neurological disorders, and the answer seemed to come back no.

CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007 2007

But they tried to figure out whether Thimerosal, which is this mercury preservative that used to be found in a lot of childhood vaccines, was related to about 42 neurological disorders, and the answer seemed to come back no.

CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2007 2007

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health labels Thimerosal under its "very toxic criteria."

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