huckleb, trotsky any others -- i need links debunking rep kennedy's Thimerosal concern.

[xchrom]

i want to thank any who respond in advance.

[Vincardog]

1. I am also interested in any scientific study published in a peer reviewed forum

He said there are none. Can anyone find one?

[xchrom]

2. there are some really knowledgeable people around here

i'm thinking someone will be able to help.

the CDC has maintained their position on the additive that it poses no significant threat -- i was just on the CDC site.

[trotsky]

3. Is he at it again? Are there specific new claims he's making?

I confess to not following his anti-vax rantings very closely since his RollingStone article was so thoroughly demolished.

[xchrom]

5. he is -- he is ramping up thimerosal concerns.

the CDC that i can see has not changed their position.

[trotsky]

9. What a pathetic, desperate ploy.

There's no thimerosal in the standard vaccines and hasn't been for 10+ years. No decrease in autism cases. Last I saw, some were trying to insist that since some flu vaccines still had it, that's why. But the flu vaccine isn't nearly as widely given to children as the mandatory vaccines - there should have been at least a noticeable decline in diagnoses, but nope.

[Vincardog]

6. He is looking for any science published in a peer reviewed forum that proves

Thimerosal is safe. I searched the link and did not find any.
Can you link to one?

[trotsky]

8. Can you find me any science published in a peer reviewed forum that proves water is safe?

I searched and did not find any.
Can you link to one?

[Vincardog]

10. I am not adding water to your vaccine, your post is irrelevant

[trotsky]

11. No, it's not, and the fact that you don't understand why...

tells me all I need to know.

[Vincardog]

12. The fact is: the burden of proof is on the manufacturer to prove their

product is safe.

The fact that you want to hide behind this canard tells me all I need to know.

Kennedy did exhaustive research and published a book detailing his efforts. He is asking for ANY reliable research to prove thimerosal is safe.

The fact that no one can provide any proves his point.
Not yours

[trotsky]

13. LOL! n/t

[longship]

4. Here's a compendium of articles with links to research.

Vaccines and Autism, including all one could want on thimerosal. Science-Based Medicine is an awesome Blog. They have lots and lots of medical research cited there on pretty much any topic concerning AltMed. (Hint: there is no alternative medicine, there's just medicine.)

[xchrom]

7. than you! nt

[Warpy]

14. This has been done to death

Google is your friend.

Excuse me if I seem unenthusiastic, but I've had to handle these damned fools too many times in the past. The science is in, thimerosol is harmless. The science is in, autism is present at birth.

In any case, thimerosol has been out of childhood vaccines for over a decade and the incidence of autism has increased.