The Anti-Vaccine Voice

No one speaks of the adverse effects of vaccination more effectively than Congressman Dan Burton of Indiana. He said, “There is no doubt in my mind that the mercury in vaccines is a major contributing factor to a growing number of neurogical disorders among children, but in particular autism.” Dan Burton’s grandson became autistic after receiving nine vaccines in one day. Groups, who oppose vaccinations, do so because of the chemicals used in producing the vaccines. They argue that these cocktails of potent viruses and serious carcinogenic compounds are too severe for the developing brains in infants. Here are some of the chemicals used in compounding vaccines:

• Formaldehyde (used in embalming)
• Thimerosal (nearly 50 percent mercury)
• Aluminum phosphate (corrosive to skin and tissue and neurotoxic)
• Methanol (toxic)
• Isopropyl (toxic)
• 2-pheoxythanol (toxic)
• Live viruses and a host of other unknown components are included in this mixture, but are not disclosed by the pharmaceutical companies because they are classified as trade secrets.

Phew! Thimerosal tops the list of the powerful chemical compounds that draw the most fire from vaccine opponents. Thimerosal is approximately 50 percent of mercury (methyl mercury), a known neurotoxin, which is used to preserve vaccines. Thimerosal also kills certain organisms in the vaccines, prevents the growth of fungi, and clears a broad spectrum of pathogens in vaccines. There is evidence both in Japan (1960) and Iraq (1970) showing that pregnant mothers exposed to high levels of methyl mercury had infants who exhibited severe neurological injuries like cerebral palsy, autism, motor and sensory neurological dysfunctions, and developmental delays. A recent study, (Geier & Geier) presents a strong epidemiological evidence for a link between neurodevelopment disorders and mercury exposure from Thimerosal. The study finds that vaccinated US infants were exposed to mercury levels far exceeding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food & Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for daily oral ingestion of methyl mercury. The following childhood vaccines contain Thimerosal. Diphtheria, acellular Pertussis, tetanus, and influenza.