A study performed in California found that removal of thiomersal from vaccines did not decrease the rates of autism, suggesting that thiomersal could not be the primary cause of autism.
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A study performed in California found that removal of thiomersal from vaccines did not decrease the rates of autism, suggesting that thiomersal could not be the primary cause of autism.
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On February 12, 2009, the court ruled in three test cases that the combination of the MMR vaccine and thiomersal-containing vaccines were not to blame for autism.
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Due to the hazardous qualities of thiomersal, it is no longer regularly added to MIF-solutions any more, although the abbreviation MIF is still used for the solution.
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:: : Thiomersal was the popular suspect, and was subsequently removed from, to my knowledge, all scheduled vaccines, whereas autism diagnosis rates have continued to rise.
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The United Nations Environment Program backed away from an earlier proposal of adding thiomersal in vaccines to the list of banned compounds in a treaty aimed at reducing exposure to mercury worldwide.
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Since 2000, the thiomersal in child vaccines has been alleged to contribute to autism, and thousands of parents in the United States have pursued legal compensation from a federal fund.
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During the period of time of removal of thiomersal, the CDC and AAP asked doctors to delay the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in children not at risk for hepatitis.
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Theresa and Michael Cedillo contended that thiomersal seriously weakened Michelle's immune system and prevented her body from clearing the measles virus after her vaccination at the age of fifteen months.
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Thiomersal may nevertheless be added if its preservative qualities are particularly needed, for example if stool samples have to be preserved over longer time periods ( for example for teaching samples ).
