Why You Must Be Proactive
in Avoiding Thimerosal

When it comes to vaccine policy, ACN is not anti-vaccine, yet we do promote the need for safe vaccines, safe administration plans, and personal choice.

While preparing for our recent Dallas conference, I reviewed research on the damaging effects of thimerosal in vaccines. The studies show that people dealing with neurological problems — especially tics — should be particularly careful to avoid thimerosal, the methylmercury preservative that is known to be toxic to the nervous system and brain. We’ve often covered the topic in Latitudes. It has been phased out of most, but not all, vaccines.

Conclusions from the four main studies on this topic differed. Some found a link to autism and others not, some to speech and language delays, other not. There also was not agreement on the analytical methods used by each researcher. Yet all four studies confirmed that thimerosal-containing vaccines contributed to an increase in tics. This was the only common condition affected across studies for the disorders explored.

Given this important fact, anyone dealing with tics and Tourette's syndrome is encouraged to make a thoughtful and educated decision on receiving flu vaccines, which typically contain thimerosal.

See the Center for Disease Control’s explanation of the flu vaccine components. They confirm that it usually contains thimerosal as a preservative. They also insist it is safe, but that’s not true. If you wish to pursue a flu vaccine, it’s best to insist on a vaccine product without thimerosal.

Please see the article on vaccine research in this issue that gives you links to the studies I have mentioned.

Also, watch Barbara Loe Fisher’s commentary in a featured webcast in this issue: Swine Flu Vaccine: Will We Have a Choice? Fisher is director of the National Vaccine Information Center and does an excellent job addressing the disturbing politics involved with the swine flu and possible mandatory vaccinations.

Sheila Rogers DeMare, Editor