Here's what pubmed says:
"Thiomersal, also called thimerosal, is an ethyl mercury derivative used as a preservative to prevent bacterial contamination of multidose vaccine vials after they have been opened. Exposure to low doses of thiomersal has essentially been associated with hypersensitivity reactions. Nevertheless there is no evidence that allergy to thiomersal could be induced by thiomersal-containing vaccines. Allergy to thiomersal is usually of delayed-hypersensitivity type, but its detection through cutaneous tests is not very reliable. Hypersensitivity to thiomersal is not considered as a contraindication to the use of thiomersal-containing vaccines.
Thiomersal, also called thimerosal, is an ethyl mercury derivative used as a preservative to prevent bacterial contamination of multidose vaccine vials after they have been opened. Exposure to low doses of thiomersal has essentially been associated with hypersensitivity reactions. Nevertheless...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
If I had a binary choice I might prefer to avoid thimerosal. BUT !
The bean-counters have concluded it's better to use thimerosal to sterilize multi-dose vaccine vials than to simply package doses individually.
Nope. Not sure why, though apparently they have their $$reasons$$.
Obviously the healthcare industry isn't willing to pay the vaccine producers the difference in cost. Suppose the patients agreed to pay the difference?
That might put an end to the controversy, from practical standpoint.
Is that where Spanish peanuts come from?
I'm not sure we need the ad hom.
Where's the data? What's the LD 50 on thimerosal?
How far within the margin of safety are we?
My ignorant guess:
while sub-Q injection of ethyl Mercury seems sub-optimal to this layman, going full blown anti-vax may be worse. AND !
While there's not much wrong with slaying a dragon here or there, we may have more formidable monsters to contend with.
Those that aren't alarmed enough by the proliferation of nano-plastics in our environment, in our human bodies, may wish to investigate the proliferation of micro-plastics.
3 of 4 Mom's have it gushing from her nozzles.
The breast milk samples were taken from 34 healthy mothers, a week after giving birth in Rome, Italy. Microplastics were detected in 75% of them.
Exclusive: Researchers concerned over potential health impacts of chemical contaminants on babies
www.theguardian.com