> http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/3/2/213632.shtml
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> A new study shows that autism may be linked after all
> to the use of mercury in childhood vaccines, despite
> government's previous claims to the contrary.
>
> An article in the March 10, 2006, issue of the Journal
> of American Physicians and Surgeons shows that since
> mercury was removed from childhood vaccines, the
> alarming increase in reported rates of autism and
> other neurological disorders (NDs) in children not
> only stopped, but actually dropped sharply - by as
> much as 35 percent.
>
> Using the government's own databases, independent
> researchers analyzed reports of childhood NDs,
> including autism, before and after removal of
> mercury-based preservatives. Authors David A. Geier,
> B.A. and Mark R. Geier, M.D., Ph.D. analyze data from
> the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
> (VAERS) and the California Department of Developmental
> Services (CDDS) in "Early Downward Trends in
> Neurodevelopmental Disorders Following Removal of
> Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines."
>
> The numbers from California show that reported autism
> rates hit a high of 800 in May 2003. If that trend had
> continued, the reports would have skyrocketed to more
> than 1000 by the beginning of 2006. But in fact, the
> Geiers report that the number actually went down to
> only 620, a real decrease of 22 percent, and a
> decrease from the projections of 35 percent.
>
> This analysis directly contradicts 2004
> recommendations of the Institute of Medicine which
> examined vaccine safety data from the National
> Immunization Program (NIP) of the CDC. While not
> willing to either rule out or to corroborate a
> relationship between mercury and autism, the IOM
> soft-pedaled its findings, and decided no more studies
> were needed. The authors write: "The IOM stated that
> the evidence favored rejection of a causal
> relationship between thimerosal and autism, that such
> a relationship was not biologically plausible, and
> that no further studies should be conducted to
> evaluate it."
>
> As more and more vaccines were added to the mandatory
> schedule of vaccines for children, the dose of the
> mercury-based preservative thimerosal rose, so that
> the cumulative dose injected into babies exceeded the
> toxic threshold set by many government agencies.
> Mercury is known to damage nerve cells in very low
> concentrations.
>
> The concern about vaccines may actually be underrated,
> as it is generally acknowledged that the voluntary
> reporting of such disorders has resulted in vast
> underreporting of new cases. For example, the Iowa
> state legislature banned thimerosal from all vaccines
> administered there after it documented a 700-fold
> increase in that state alone. California followed
> suit, and 32 states are considering doing so.
>
> Up until about 1989 preschool children got only 3
> vaccines (polio, DPT, MMR). By 1999 the CDC
> recommended a total of 22 vaccines to be given before
> children reach the 1st grade, including Hepatitis B,
> which is given to newborns within the first 24 hours
> of birth. Many of these vaccines contained mercury. In
> the 1990s approximately 40 million children were
> injected with mercury-containing vaccines.
>
> The cumulative amount of mercury being given to
> children in this number of vaccines would be an amount
> 187 times the EPA daily exposure limit.
>
> The Geiers conclude that mercury continues to be a
> concern, as it is still added to some of the most
> commonly-used vaccines, such as those for flu.
>
> Despite its removal from many childhood vaccines, thimerosal is still
> routinely added to some formulations of influenza vaccine administered to
> U.S. infants, as well as to several other vaccines (e.g.
> tetanus-diphtheria
> and monovalent tetanus) administered to older children and adults. In
> 2004,
> the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
> (NAS) retreated from the stated 1999 goal of the AAP and the PHS to remove
> thimerosal from U.S. vaccines as soon as possible.As a result, assessing
> the
> safety of TCVs [thimerosal-containing vaccines] is a matter of significant
> importance."
> Editor's Note: The new study confirms claims made by Dr. Russell Blaylock
> in
> the Blaylock Wellness Report that childhood vaccines that contain
> thimerosal, a mercury based preservative, could cause serious harm to
> children, including autism. Dr. Blaylock has also warned that vaccines for
> adults, such as the flu shot, pose dangers.
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