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Does mercury in vaccines cause autism?

April 26, 2017autism cause mercury vaccines

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Does mercury in vaccines cause autism?

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Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, is the main ingredient that gets blamed for autism, but it was removed from vaccines in 2001 and autism rates continue to rise. Some flu shots still contain thimerosal preservatives, but you can ask your doctor for a thimerosal-free version. The truth is that a baby typically is exposed to 25 times more mercury by breastfeeding to six months which the AAP strongly recommends-than by getting a flu shot. There is five times more mercury in a single tuna fish sandwich. Methyl mercury, found in fish, takes almost two months to break down and leave the body. Thimerosal, which is ethyl mercury, is rapidly eliminated within a week.