>>The following is from the Health Canada web site:
>>In Canada, the only thimerosal-containing vaccine included in the regular childhood vaccination schedule is hepatitis B vaccine. Other routine childhood vaccines such as those for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and PentacelTM (for diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and inactivated polio) do not contain thimerosal as a preservative. Hence, Canadian infants are not subject to the same cumulative level of mercury exposure due to vaccine during the first 6 months of life as American infants. There are no scientific data to indicate harm related to the level of exposure to mercury in thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccines. Therefore, NACI does not recommend any alteration to the current infant vaccination policies.
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>>>James,
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>>>Thanks for this. Having just been blessed with a grand daughter 2 1/2 months ago I have already passed your message on to my son/daughter-in-law.
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>>>You note that the stuff is no longer used in the States. I will have to search to see what the situation is in Canada.
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>>>I see from another reply of yours that you haven't given up hope. That's the main ingredient to beating anything.
>>>
>>>We are living in fortuitous times, with thousands of scientists working on a great many of humanity's health issues and potential breakthroughs are basically daily news. Sadly, some ailments get far more attention than others, but I do think that most are being worked on some place, by someone.
>>>Probably as important, the exhuberance of the 40's-80's for science solving everything, that led to many similar issues like the one you expose here, has abated significantly.
>>>
>>>I wish you success in your journey.
>>>
>>>Jim
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>Jim,
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>DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT!!!!! Mercury is a poison, and certain children have different reactions to it. Just as some people are allergic to shellfish, who says an infant isn't allergic to mercury? Everytime I hear some arrogant quack quote that bullshit I want to rip his heart out and stuff it up his ass!

It's not that I "believe" it - I agree that mercury has no place in anything ingested by anyone at any time for anything. And I sure do expect that the makers of the HepB vaccine are using an alternate by now.

Thinking strictly of my new grand daughter, she's had her shot for it now. The only comfort that I can take is that she shouldn't be exposed to any more mercury through vaccinations. My only recourse is to hope that what she did get hasn't hurt her enough to cause any problem.

Jim