Today's ask-a-nurse question is from Angie in Michigan:
Is there still mercury in vaccines?
In the 1930s thimerosal, an organic compound containing mercury, started being widely used in vaccines and other drug products as a preservative. Although there was never evidence that the small doses of mercury in the preservative caused any harm to patients, in July of 1999 the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with several other public health organizations, began working with vaccine manufacturers to reduce or eliminate the use of thimerosal in vaccines simply as a precautionary measure.
To date, thimerosal has been removed or reduced to trace amounts in all vaccines recommended for children under the age of six. For older children and adults, there are now many vaccines that are available in thimerosal-free formulas.
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