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Old 06-02-2004, 12:33 PM   #5
jinx
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Originally posted by Lady Sidhe
Hm...from what I've been told, they're putting small amounts of mercury in the new vaccines in order to preserve them, or make them last longer. I could be wrong. I'll have to check it out. Maybe it's some other kind of chemical....


Sidhe
No, Thimerosal (49% ethyl mercury) is no longer being used as a preservative in vaccines (in the same quantities it once was as of 1999) thanks to Rep Dan Burton of Indiana. There are lots of other lovely chemicals still in them though.
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