Vaccine Concerns
Thimerosal
What is Thimerosal? Experts Review the Evidence Journal Articles
Official Statements Resources
Resources
Immunization Action Coalition
Vaccines in the News: Thimerosal
Media coverage about vaccines and VPDs
Clear Answers & Smart Advice About Your Baby's Shots
Author: Ari Brown, MD, FAAP, is a practicing pediatrician in Austin, TX. Dr. Ari Brown is an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics and trusted source for child health and development.
Thimerosal: Timeline
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
January 30, 2008
American Academy of Pediatrics
Facts for Parents about Autism and Vaccine Safety
March 2008
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vaccine Safety Basics: Mercury and Vaccines (Thimerosal)
CDC statement on thimerosal and autism, includes references and related links
Infant and Environmental Exposures to Thimerosal and Neuropsychological Outcomes at Ages 7 to 10 Years
Overview of CDC cohort study
October 22, 2007
Immunization Safety and Autism: Thimerosal and Autism Research Agenda
Table: CDC studies on vaccines and ASDs
Every Child by Two
Omnibus Autism Proceedings
Overview of proceedings, with links to related articles and documents
Food and Drug Administration
Thimerosal in Vaccines
Technical background on safety data, includes tables listing historical data on vaccines and thimerosal content
June 3, 2008
Thimerosal in Vaccines: Questions and Answers
Q&As from the FDA
June 7, 2007
FDA response to thimerosal petition
September 26, 2006
National Institutes of Health
NIAID-supported Research on Mercury, Thimerosal, and Vaccine Safety
March 2008
NIAID Fact Sheet on Thimerosal
March 2008
National Network for Immunization Information
Mercury in Vaccines, Immunization Science
NNii's up-to-date information on immunization science
Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) at George Mason University
What Is the Difference Between Causation and Correlation?
Vaccine Education Center of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Hot Topics: Thimerosal
Provides an overview of the issues, differences between methylmercury and thimerosal, and current research findings on what does cause autism

Vaccines and Autism: What you should know
Deals with three main concerns: the MMR vaccine, thimerosal, and the idea that babies receive too many vaccines too soon
Spanish-language version

Thimerosal: What you should know
Discusses thimerosal, different types of mercury, evidence that mercury doesn't cause autism, and what is known about the causes of autism
Spanish-language version
Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure
Author: Paul A. Offit, MD (Columbia University Press, 2008: 328 pages)
Editorial: Death of an Autistic Child from Chelation Therapy
Author: Paul A. Offit, MD
Institute for Vaccine Safety
Table: Thimerosal Content in Some US Licensed Vaccines
January 28, 2008
This page was reviewed on October 30, 2009
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