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Originally Posted by Zeus
The mythical link between mercury (thimerosal) and autism is just that - a myth. That one study that *attempted* to establish a link has been debunked and for good reason. It was not solid science. There has never been a proven link between the amount of mercury, as thimerosal (a preservative in certain vaccines) , and the causation of autism. The media jumped on the article and it's been perpetuated since.
There is more mercury in a can of tuna than in a vaccine (which averages 5-50 micrograms). Have people stopped buying tuna?
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I've come around to this POV myself. The evidence supports it and there are plenty of other chemical infestations in the human body that might have an effect in autism.
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Last edited by cmac2012; 11-01-2009 at 04:17 PM.
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