by Jackie Lombardo
Left over swine flu vaccines are considered hazardous waste. As with
all toxic waste, these vaccines must undergo specific treatments before
disposal, and health authorities have just announced they are
permitting their incineration. However, because these unwanted products
contain mercury, SafeMinds questions the wisdom of this decision which
allows even more mercury to become airborne.
A 2009 study led by
Harvard University and the U.S. Geological Survey predicts mercury
levels in the Pacific Ocean will rise by 50 percent within a few
decades as man-made emissions of mercury increase. Mercury is a
neurotoxin that can alter brain development of fetuses and has been
linked with learning problems, autism, and reduced IQ. No amount of
mercury in any form is safe.
It was over 10 years ago that
SafeMinds first brought a concern over mercury in vaccines to health
authorities and demanded a calculation of total mercury used in all
childhood vaccines. That shocking total amount brought a cross-my-heart
promise from vaccine manufacturers and health authorities to stop using
mercury. But today in 2010, there is still mercury in vaccines intended
for infants, children and pregnant women.
In fact last fall, the
Centers for Disease Control recommended children age 5-9 get two doses
of mercury-containing swine flu vaccine. If a parent doesn’t ensure the
vaccines are mercury-free, a 50 lb child would receive 25 mcg of
mercury from each vaccine on two separate occasions. According to the
EPA, a child that size can handle only a maximum of 2.3 mcg of mercury
daily from eating fish.
In addition, it was recommended that
young children continue to receive seasonal flu shots which, like swine
flu shots, also contain a whopping 25 mcg of mercury each. If that 50lb
child also received the recommended seasonal flu shots at the same time
as receiving swine flu shots (2 doses of each at two visits), he/she
would have received roughly 20 times the EPA limit for ingested
methyl-mercury at one doctor's visit, and another 20 times the EPA
limit at the second doctor’s visit.
There is still no law
against mercury in vaccines. They promised, but that promise made to
the American public by vaccine manufacturers and health authorities
over 10 years ago has been broken time and time again. Incinerating
unwanted mercury-containing products paid for by US taxpayers must
stop. Demand mercury free vaccines. Demand mercury-free air.
For more on this story, click here:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/us-to-burn-millions-of-swine-flu-vaccine-doses/story-e6frf7jx-1225886928122\
- Jackie Lombardo is a mother, writer, and activist motivated by ever increasing childhood illness, and research consistently revealing harm from toxins shown to be building and storing in children’s bodies. Jackie founded Friends and Advocates for Children, Teachers and Schools (FACTS) in 2005 to educate communities about impacts of toxins on children’s health. As a member of the Sierra Club National Toxics Committee, she has been involved in national projects stressing education, precaution and strong legislation for mercury, bisphenol A, pesticides, and lead in children’s products. And as a member of the Board of Directors for Safeminds.org, she continues to increase awareness that mercury remains in some vaccines intended for infants, children, and pregnant women.
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