Do you think that thimerosal (mercury) is no longer used in vaccines? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that you are mistaken.

Although many people think that thimerosal has been removed from childhood vaccines, it hasn't. Take a look at this list from the CDC.

As recently as 2008, the following vaccinations contained mercury:

Vaccine When it was recommended by CDC
DTaP, DTaP-Hib 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 4-6 years
Hepatitis B Birth, 1 month,2 months, 6 months 12 months, 15 months, 18 months
Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b) 2 months, 4 months, 6 months,
DT; - diphtheria tetanus - 0.3 mcg - 2, 4, 6 & 15 months for those who cannot take pertussis portion of DTaP
Td; - trade name Decavac 0.3 mcg - 7 years or older

Td; - tetanus diptheria - 8.3 mcg 		7 years or older

TT; - tetanus toxoid - 25 mcg		 6 weeks of age ond older

HBV; - trade name Energix B - 0.5 mcg		 (availble Jan 2008 hg free, but trace stocks still on shelves and available for sale) - BIRTH and on

Flu; - trade name FLuzone 25 mcg -		 6 to 36 months
Flu; trade name Fluvirin 25 mcg 4 years and older
Flu ; trand name Fluvirin 1 mcg 4 years and older
Meningococcal; trade name Menomune 25 mcg 2 years and older

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-1.pdf

2008 recommended schedule (Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/child/2008/08_0-6yrs_schedule_pr.pdf)

How much mercury do vaccines have? VIDEO

Amount of mercury
What it does
Source
0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury Kills human neuroblastoma cells (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86: 132-140).
2 ppb mercury U.S. EPA limit for drinking water http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#inorganic
20 ppb mercury Neurite membrane structure destroyed (Watch a video of what happens inside a child's brain with this concentration of mercury) (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001; 12: 733-37).
200 ppb mercury level in liquid the EPA classifies as hazardous waste http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/regs.htm#hazwaste
25,000 ppb mercury Concentration of mercury in the Hepatitis B vaccine, administered at birth in the U.S., from 1990-2001.  
50,000 ppb mercury Concentration of mercury in multi-dose DTaP and Haemophilus B vaccine vials, administered 4 times each in the 1990's to children at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months of age. Current "preservative" level mercury in multi-dose flu (94% of supply), meningococcal and tetanus (7 and older) vaccines. This can be confirmed by simply analyzing the multi- dose vials.