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| Talking about Vaccines: Thimerosal |
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| Thimerosal (a molecule that
contains ethyl mercury) is a widely used preservative in medical
products. Since 2001, all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6
years of age and younger are thimerosal-free, except for some
formulations of inactivated influenza vaccine. Numerous studies have
since shown that there is no relationship between vaccines, either with
or without thimerosal, and the development of autism or other neurologic
problems in children. |
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| Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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| VISs are information sheets produced by CDC that explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine to vaccine recipients |
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| Vaccine Basics: Vaccine Safety |
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| The Vaccine Basics gateway page on vaccineinformation.org
provides information about importance of vaccines and
answers many common questions about vaccines and getting
vaccinated. |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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| Vaccine Education Center (VEC), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
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| Vaccinate your Family (VYF) |
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| Vaccine Research: Thimerosal and Autism |
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| Summary table of studies about thimerosal in vaccines and autism, includes reference, lead researcher, objective, study method/design, conclusion, and funding |
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| Institute of Medicine (IOM) |
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| The National Academy of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an impartial group of the world's leading experts that advises Congress on
science issues. After reviewing more than 200 studies in 2004 and more than 1,000 studies in 2011, its consensus report strongly stated that the evidence did not show a
link between vaccines and autism. |
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| World Health Organization (WHO) |
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| Thiomersal |
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| Fact sheet provides key facts, overview, safety, and WHO response |
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| Thimerosal in Vaccines |
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| Vincent Iannelli, MD, explains thimerosal "…never actually linked to any real side effects…" |
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Video FAQs: Is there mercury in vaccines? |
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| Paul A. Offit, MD, explains the different types of mercury and how they are processed in the human body. He also discusses which commonly recommended infant vaccines still contain mercury-associated preservatives. |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
