A New Question Emerges About Thimerosal: Is It Safe for Adults?

It is garbage that:
"The preservative is commonly added to ear, eye and nose drops; eye makeup; antiseptic sprays; and soap-free cleansers."
Suggest readers visit stores shelves and read ingredient labels to se for themselves.
This article has no credibility.

Some Mercury Facts;
0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury = Kills human neuroblastoma cells (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86: 132-140).

2 ppb mercury = U.S. EPA limit for drinking water

20 ppb mercury = Neurite membrane structure destroyed (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001; 12: 733-37).

200 ppb mercury = level in liquid the EPA classifies as hazardous waste based on toxicity characteristics.

25,000 ppb mercury = Concentration of mercury in multi-dose, Hepatitis B vaccine vials, administered at birth from 1991-2001 in the U.S.

50,000 ppb mercury = Concentration of mercury in multi-dose DTaP and Haemophilus B vaccine vials, administered 8 times in the 1990’s to children at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months of age and currently “preservative” level mercury in multi-dose flu, H1N1 meningococcal and tetanus vaccines. This can be confirmed by simply analyzing the multi-dose vials.

Ethylmercury (the type found in vaccines) like methylmercury is a short-chain alkylmercury compound. Both types are readily distributed to the brain. The problem with ethylmercury is that once in the brain, it rapidily converts to Hg++. This type of mercury remains permanently trapped and has been identified as the form responsible for dengenerative brain disease. In a recent study, it was shown that twice as much Hg++ remained in the brains of baby primates exposed to thimerosal in vaccines as opposed to equal doses of ingested methylmercury. Blood levels really don't matter in this case.

Jorge wrote:

It is garbage that:
"The preservative is commonly added to ear, eye and nose drops; eye makeup; antiseptic sprays; and soap-free cleansers."
Suggest readers visit stores shelves and read ingredient labels to se for themselves.
This article has no credibility.

And where are your facts coming from, Jorge?

Jorge, what I love about this site is that it provides a source for all its assertions; the uses of thimerosal that you question is sourced from here:

http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/thiomersal-al...

What's your source for saying its wrong ?

The content of thimerosal in a dose of H1N1 vaccine is 5 ug. The maximum intake of mercury allowed for pregnant women is about 100 ug per week (for a woman weighting about 10 stones).

Was/is thimerosal used in allergy injections?