Can Vaccinations Cause Autism or Multiple Sclerosis?
Studies have demonstrated that there is currently no relationship, confirmed or demonstrated, between vaccinations and autism or multiple sclerosis. What about thimerosal and mercury poisoning? Thimerosal is a preservative that was originally put in many vaccinations to stop the growth of bacteria. Some people are concerned that this preservative might expose very young children to relatively large amounts of mercury. However, there is no evidence that thimerosal-containing vaccines have ever caused harm to children receiving them. Nevertheless, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the medical community, and vaccine manufacturers worked together to remove thimerosal as a preservative from routine childhood vaccines. Who approves and recommends vaccines? After successful testing in thousands of people, a vaccine is approved (licensed) for use in the United States by the FDA. The vaccine is then recommended for use in specific age groups by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Pract
