Prior to 1970, the prevalence of autism was one in 2000; in 1970 it was one in 1000; in 1996 the NIH estimated it to be one in 500; in 2000, the prevalence of autism is now estimated as one in 150. Parallels have been drawn between vaccine thimerosal and autism.
Evaluation of the amount of mercury eliminated in the urine from a series of administrations of a mercury chelator is intriguing. A significant portion of the known dose of vaccine mercury was eliminated. With the knowledge that mercury is very difficult to eliminate from the body, especially from the central nervous system, this would not be expected.
This information suggests a preexisting burden of mercury prior to vaccination
The Danger of Mercury in Vaccines causing BRAIN DAMAGE in Infants–Autism etc.
Please read this and send it to those you know and ask them to also send it on. We will probably be saving children from autism and other learning disorders. Many have already been harmed. To read the poignant account of one damaged child go to: http://www.autism-mercury.com/magazine_article.htm
Mercury supposedly is no longer being used in the manufacturing of vaccines but it is still in lots of vaccines on the shelf and can be very harmful to anyone but particularly infants. It is shocking to learn about the probable cause of autism by the mercury preservative (thimerosal) in vaccines. It is more shocking to read the information about this at: http://www.altcorp.com/thimerosal.htm. Perhaps the best way to warn parents of the potential danger in vaccines is through this letter both by mail and the Internet getting the information out to thousands if not millions. If you will send this letter on to those you know and ask them to also send it on we will probably save numerous children from autism and other learning disorders.
SAVING THE BRAIN OF ONE BABY SHOULD BE WORTH THE EFFORT.
We have unwittingly harmed many infants with mercury in vaccines probably causing autism and other learning disabilities. Vaccine manufacturers started using an organic form of mercury called thimerosal as a preservative in vaccines in the 1930s. Mercury is very poisonous and the most powerful neurotoxin. Autism was first identified in children born after 1930. When vaccines became mandated in the 1980s in this country and many more children were vaccinated and at an earlier age the rate of autism went up dramatically. The rate of autism in England did not increase in the same fashion until the 1990s, but England did not mandate vaccines until the 1990s. The rate of learning disabilities other than autism in this country has been skyrocketing and no one knows the extent to which mercury in vaccines contributes.
This is not to suggest that you not have your children vaccinated but rather you either be sure that the vaccine being given is free of mercury or if not discuss with your Doctor delaying vaccinations, have them given one at a time and give your child supplemental vitamin C and plenty of water for several days thereafter. Details are provided below including footnote references at the end. Please be sure to read the next section regarding suggestions and questions to discuss with your pediatrician.
The amount of mercury in these vaccines is significant. A small child receives three vaccines at one time as is often done the amount of mercury is at a dangerously high level. You would think the FDA would have required proof of safety but recent congressional hearings (July 18, 2000), revealed that was not the case. After the hearings the Chairman of the Committee on Government Reform, Rep. Dan Burton requested that the FDA ban thimerosal (mercury) from vaccines but the FDA declined to do so.
DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR PEDIATRICIAN
The American Academy of Pediatricians has suggested that mercury be taken out of all vaccines for children, but at the same time has stated that the amount of mercury contained in vaccines is insignificant and does not cause harm. Additionally the pediatricians deny that there has been an increased rate in autism. As a parent you however are the one who gets to make the decisions about the timing of the vaccines which your baby or toddler receives in consultation with your Doctor.
Suggested Questions for Your Doctor:
1.) Can you obtain the vaccines my child needs without any mercury (thimerosal) in them? Does the label clearly indicate no mercury (see the list of names mercury is used under at the bottom).
2.) If not, I want to know (1) how much thimerosal is going to be in the injection my child receives (2) is this a safe amount (3) as my child's Doctor what level is unsafe.
The USEPA standard is 0.1 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day. This equates to 7.0 micrograms for the 70 kilogram (154 pound) adult. A child could receive as much as 237.5 micrograms of mercury from vaccines, in doses of up to 25.0 micrograms. Thus, administration of a single vaccine to a child would greatly exceed the USEPA adult standard.
3.) What are the risk and benefits of delaying for a few months?
4.) If you are telling me there is no risk, will you put that in writing and insure that my child will not be injured by these vaccines which you want to give.
A very thorough presentation of all the evidence and issues on both sides regarding mercury and vaccines can be found at:: http:/www.autism-mercury.com. For those of you who do not have ready access to the Internet, some additional evidence is set out below.
(It is suggested that you copy this entirely and show your pediatrician the statements and the references made hereafter.)
PLEASE COPY AND DELIVER, MAIL, FAX AND E-MAIL
TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE ON AUTISM AND MERCURY
We have long looked with ridicule and almost laughter speculating that the Roman Empire fell because they allowed their food and beverages to be contaminated with lead causing mental problems among the people. We however in the 21st century continue to inject our babies with mercury which is one-hundred more times more neurotoxic than lead.
Manufacturers are being urged to reduce or eliminate thimerosal as a preservative in pediatric vaccines. The concern is that the cumulative amount of mercury from thimerosal could exceed safe limits in infants. Currently, infants get up to twelve shots in their first six months. One way to reduce thimerosal exposure is to delay hepatitis B vaccination from birth until two to six months but ONLY if the mother is negative for hepatitis B.
Use thimerosal-free vaccines when possible.
A growing number of parents of autistic children think that autism is caused by mercury in vaccines! This was the topic of the hearing conducted by the Government Reform Committee of the US House of Representatives on 18 July 2000. The hearing was entitled "Mercury in Medicine - Are We Taking Unnecessary Risks?" The thrust of the committee was on the use of mercury (thimerosal) in vaccines. Testimony was provided by parents of autistic children, physicians and scientists. The information presented was overwhelming!
One physician provided documentation on her treatment of autistic children with mercury chelators. The treatment resulted in a marked improvement in the symptoms of autism and a large provoked increase in urine mercury. Other witnesses provided documentation on the appearance of autism following vaccinations concerning thimerosal. Others detailed the amount of mercury (thimerosal) received from vaccinations, which far exceeded existing mercury exposure standards (for adults).
It was also pointed out that prior to 1970, the prevalence of autism was one in 2000; in 1970 it was one in 1000; in 1996 the NIH estimated it to be one in 500; in 2000, the prevalence of autism is now estimated as one in 150. Parallels were drawn between vaccine thimerosal and autism. Evaluation of the amount of mercury eliminated in the urine from a series of administrations of a mercury chelator is intriguing. A significant portion of the known dose of vaccine mercury was eliminated. With the knowledge that mercury is very difficult to eliminate from the body, especially from the central nervous system, this would not be expected. This information suggests a preexisting burden of mercury prior to vaccination.
There are several organizations dedicated to the investigation of autism. These include Cure Autism Now (CAN), Defeat Autism Now (DAN), and the Autism Research Institute (ARI). All of these seem convinced that mercury is a cause, if not the primary cause of autism.
ARI [www.autism.com/ari] has provided a 70-page document entitled "Autism: A Unique Type of Mercury Poisoning." This document details the correlation's between autism and mercury poisoning, symptom by symptom. Twenty-two of these pages are published scientific references, establishing the connection between mercury and autism. The Synopsis states: "The parallels between the two diseases are so thorough as to suggest, based on total Hg injected into US children, that many cases of autism are a form of mercury poisoning."
In the section Diagnosing Mercury Poisoning in Autism, the document states:
1) Observation of impairments in many but not all of the following domains: (a) movement/motor disorder, (b) sensory abnormalities, (c) psychological and behavioral disturbances, (d) neurological and cognitive deficits, (e) impairments in language, hearing, and vision and (f) miscellaneous physical presentations such as rashes and unusual reflexes.
2) Known exposure to Hg (a) at a level that has been documented as causing impairment in similar individuals under similar circumstances, and (b) at approximately the same time as the symptoms emerge, with allowances given for the latency period. It should be noted that the dose which is considered "toxic" vs. "safe" is unresolved among toxicologists; some researchers feel that any amount of exposure is "unsafe."
3) Detectable levels of mercury in urine, blood, or hair. Importantly because mercury can clear from biological samples before the patient feels symptoms or is tested, the lack of detectable mercury is not cause for ruling out mercury poisoning; and conversely, detectable levels have been observed in unaffected individuals.
4) Improvement in symptoms after chelation. While many patients' symptoms resolve with chelation, some clearly poisoned individuals do not improve. Other exposed subjects have also been known to improve without intervention.
This final point is interesting. Already, positive results from the chelation of mercury for the treatment of autism have been found. All autism groups agree that a genetic factor is involved, as it is with most pathological conditions. Moreover, it is possible that a preexisting body burden of mercury (as from the mercury fillings of mothers) could predispose a child to adverse effects from vaccine mercury.
Mercury is the most toxic of the heavy metals, more toxic than cadmium, lead, or arsenic. Elemental mercury is among the hazardous chemicals listed by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. A recent joint "national alert" published by both (the ATSDR and EPA) warns that "short-term or long-term exposures to metallic mercury can lead to serious health problems."
Asthma and Vaccinations: Dr. Michel Odent, the respected British obstetrician and researcher, made an accidental discovery during some research into the effects of breastfeeding. Working at the Primal Health Research Center in New London, Dr. Odent observed that of the 450 children in his study, 11% of the children who had received the pertussis vaccination suffered from asthma, as compared with only 2% of the children who had not been vaccinated. Although the number of subjects is small, the asthma rate was five times higher in the vaccinated children.
Dr. Odent commented: "I am amazed by our lack of knowledge and still more by our lack of concern about the possible long-term side effects of vaccinations. It would take a century to evaluate the effects of the large number of vaccinations given to infants." The debate over vaccinations often centers around the immediate, obvious reactions. The real question--the question that is being ignored--is the long-term effect of wholesale vaccination on the immune system and on the gene pool. (by Gene A Franks - From: http://babyparenting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.
htm?site=http://www.pwgazette.com/asthma.htm)
Exposure to mercury may precipitate an extraordinarily broad spectrum of symptoms. Casarett and Doull's: The Basic Science of Poisons (Exhibit 46, p. 584) stresses that "[t]here is increasing emphasis on the use of biologic indicators of toxicity such as heme enzymes in lead toxicity, renal tubular dysfunction in cadmium exposure, and neurologic effects in mercury toxicity to serve as guidelines for preventive or therapeutic intervention."; and (Id., p. 605): "No other metal better illustrates the diversity of effects caused by different biochemical forms than does mercury." Gerstner and Huff add that "[m]ercury poisoning presents a variety of clinical pictures, depending on chemical structure and amount of toxic material as well as on length of exposure time and individual sensitivity." These, and other toxicologic references, establish that symptoms and history of exposure are prime factors in the diagnosis of mercury intoxication, and that numerous symptoms have been documented to result from exposure to mercury. For additional Scientifically proven facts about mercury (as used in dental fillings) go to: www.algonet.se/~leif/FUSCIFCT.html
The American Medical Association has published a critique of the use of mercury in vaccines which concludes there may be excessive exposure. Limiting Infant Exposure to Thimerosal in Vaccines and Other Sources of Mercury."" Neal A. Halsey, MD (1999). JAMA 282:1763-1766. Go to: http://www.altcorp.com/SlideShows/Thimerosal/sld012.htm
I f you want to believe it is safe read: An Assessment of Thimerosal Use in Childhood Vaccines By Leslie K. Ball, Robert Ball, and R. Douglas Pra, PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 5 May 2001, pp. 1147-1154 which concludes: "(S)ome infants may be exposed to cumulative levels of mercury during the first 6 months of life that exceed EPA recommendations. Exposure of infants to mercury in vaccines can be reduced or eliminated by using products formulated without thimerosal as a preservative. (http://www.altcorp.com/thimassess.htm)
The CDC claims that there is no harm and vaccines with mercury (thimerosal) are rare but rare is not good enough for our babies. Go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-availfree.htm
Thimerosal Synonyms
((O-Carboxyphenyl)thio)ethyl mercury sodium salt; Elcide 75; Elicide; Ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-S)mercury sodium salt; O-(Ethylmercurithio)benzoic acid sodium salt; Ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid sodium salt; Ethylmerkurithiosalicilan Sodny (Czech); Ethyl (sodium O- ercaptobenzoato) mercury; Mercurothiolate; Mercury, Ethyl(2-Mercaptobenzoate-S)-, sodium salt; Merfamin; Merthiolate; Merthiolate salt; Merthiolate sodium; Mertorgan; Merzonin; Merzonin sodium; Merzonin, sodium salt; SET; Sodium Ethylmercuric Thiosalicylate; Sodium O-(ethylmercurithio)benzoate; Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate; Sodium Merthiolate; Thimerosalate; Thimerosol; Thimersalate; Thiomerosal; Thiomersal; Thiomersalate 1. The Merck Index, 12th ed., p. 1590, #9451 (1996).
2. Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed., 804 (1993).
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