Article: New study: infants pass vaccine mercury quickly.(Infectious Diseases)

Infants excrete the ethyl mercury used in thimerosal-containing vaccines too quickly for the mercury to build up in their systems, study results show.

The findings may help to quell chronic concerns that thimerosal-containing vaccines can increase a child's risk for developmental problems, such as autism. These concerns led to the removal of thimerosal from most vaccines given to children in the United States and Europe as of March 2001, although it remains a component of vaccines used in other countries.

Previous studies have described how the body processes methyl mercury--the type associated with the consumption of fish--but few studies have examined how the body ...

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