Changes

According to the CDC, "In July 1999 the U.S. Public Health Service, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine manufacturers agreed that thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated from vaccines as a precautionary measure." <ref>  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary, entry for Thimerosal  [http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#t]</ref>  Today, the government claims that all routinely recommended childhood vaccines manufactured for the [[United States]] [[market]] contain either no thimerosal or only trace amounts.<ref>  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary, entry for Thimerosal  [http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#t]</ref>   

According to the CDC, "In July 1999 the U.S. Public Health Service, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine manufacturers agreed that thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated from vaccines as a precautionary measure." <ref>  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary, entry for Thimerosal  [http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#t]</ref>  Today, the government claims that all routinely recommended childhood vaccines manufactured for the [[United States]] [[market]] contain either no thimerosal or only trace amounts.<ref>  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary, entry for Thimerosal  [http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#t]</ref>   

As of 2007, about 80% of flu vaccines distributed in the US contain thimerosal; a typical flu shot contains 25 micrograms of [[Mercury (element)|mercury]].  As reported in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:<ref>http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=685311</ref>

As of 2007, about 80% of flu vaccines distributed in the US contain thimerosal; a typical flu shot contains 25 micrograms of [[Mercury (element)|mercury]].  As reported in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:<ref>Journal Sentinel, ''Most flu shots contain mercury, but few know it, Experts say vaccine's benefits outweigh potential risk'', by Raquel Rutledge, Nov. 13, 2007 [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=685311]</ref>

:"Using the standards set for methyl mercury consumption - the kind that's in fish - an average 130-pound person getting the flu shot would exceed the daily limit by more than four times. A 22-pound baby would get more than 25 times the amount of mercury considered safe. And doctors are recommending that many babies and children get two flu shots this season."

:"Using the standards set for methyl mercury consumption - the kind that's in fish - an average 130-pound person getting the flu shot would exceed the daily limit by more than four times. A 22-pound baby would get more than 25 times the amount of mercury considered safe. And doctors are recommending that many babies and children get two flu shots this season."