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Thimerosal, also known as "thiomersal", is 50 per cent ethyl mercury by weight. Since the 1930s, it has been used as a preservative in child vaccines - predating the rigorous vetting procedures now in place. To this day, its use in medicine has never been approved from the FDA.
It does not take a scientist to understand the risk. Mercury is the second-most toxic element on earth (next to plutonium). It is a proven neurotoxin. Pregnant women are advised to restrict their fish intake due to mercury pollution. Yet we are injecting it into babies from the age of eight months. Why? The answer - the only answer - is that mercury makes vaccines cheaper.
When questioned, health authorities say there is "no evidence" to prove conclusively that mercury causes harm. And this is true - because there has been a remarkable absence of studies into the subject. MELISA®, for example, can easily diagnose the link between autism and thimerosal allergy - yet, finding sponsors for such research is very difficult.
But through parent action, the body of evidence is growing all the time. Campaigners may be are close to finding the last pieces of the jigsaw. Pressure from parents and campaign groups like SafeMinds has caused the US government to look at the issue. Like an employer which settles out-of-court without admitting liability, the US is taking thimerosal out of medicines without admitting the risk.
Aware of their risky legal position, governments are walking on a legal tightrope. They can't admit that mercury is toxic - they would have to pay out. But they cannot say it is safe, because this would also leave them liable. Instead, the middle ground is taken - there is "no evidence" of it being harmful.
Medical abstracts and MELISA® comments
There is a wealth of medical evidence showing the harmful effects of thimerosal. We summarize a few medical articles below.
Abstracts
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