by Daphne64 » Wed 30 Sep 2009, 10:36:18
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')Thiomersal preservatives in vaccines have been thoroughly debunked as a cause of autism. Until the data were in, the US phased out thiomersal preservatives in childhood vaccines, as a precaution. Vaccines administered to infants in the US were mostly free of thiomersal by 2001. The autism rate hasn't dropped at all.
The only vaccines routinely recommended for children under 6 in the US which contain thiomersal are some influenza vaccines. Anyone worried about thiomersal (irrationally, IMO-and those of bodies of medical experts in countries around the world) can obtain a thiomersal free version of an H1N1 vaccine.
Thimerosal has been debunked as a cause of autism about as well as tobacco was cleared of causing cancer in the 50s and 60s.
Read the IOM 2004 report, as well as the studies that were presented to IOM. Read how the Geier's were ripped apart for using a wrong statistical term in one spot in their report, and their results ignored. Read how Boyd Haley's work (mercury excreted in the hair strongly negatively correlated with autism - indicating that the kids with autism were not able to excrete mercury - these same kids threw off mercury when chelated) - was ignored for no particular reason.
Mady Hornigs mouse study wasn't even presented because the IOM rushed their study ahead of her publishing date.
The Verstraeten study, on the other hand, was given the green light despite the obvious reworking of the results after the first draft showed an increase in autism rates of 150% after kids were given thimerosal containing vaccines. One Danish study was relied on despite the fact it compared INPATIENT populations before a certain date in time with INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT populations after thimerosal was removed.
True autism is now more prevalent than ever (1 in 100), and the powers that be still aren't studying much besides genetic markers.
Will they start to care when the prevalence hits 1 in 50? (That will be in about 5 years at current rates of increase)
1 in 25? (In 10 years?)
1 in 10? (in 20 years?)
Boys are already starting to be aborted because of their higher risk of autism. And considering that autism hits nerdy boys worst of all, we will have very few adults in 20 years that will be able to do science and medical research as it is.
Lastly, just because a kid escapes the autism spectrum, that doesn't mean his or her potential is what it should be. ADHD and dyslexia are legion these days. And if those vaccines shaved 5 IQ points off kids on average, no one would be looking for it.
Oh yeah, autism rates are very low among the amish and one large doctors practice in chicago that has mostly unvaccinated patients.