President Bush is to veto a bill that would ban mercury in flu vaccines for children despite its known links to autism and other neurological disorders and despite the fact that he pledged in 2004 to support such a move when campaigning for re-election.
why does the republican party support life right up until birth?
2007-07-26 05:50:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
http://infowars.net/articles/july2007/200707Mercury.htm
2007-07-26 05:58:21 · update #1
He likes mercury. He was OK with Eli Lilly's MMR vaccinations and why would this be any different? Eli Lilly's stockholders are good friends of the Bush family.
2007-07-26 05:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Mercury is a pervasive environmental contaminant. There is mercury working it's way through your system right now. You could even have a test performed on your hair to determine how much mercury you've been exposed to lately (farther back the longer you hair is, I assume).
The most credible correllation with the rising incidence of autism that I've heard of so far is the rising age of parents - the older you are when you have a kid, the more likely you are to have a kid with autism. Nothing's been proven, yet, but it's looking more likely than mercury exposure, which has been a lot worse at some times and places in the past, and which has been around a lot longer than the recent trend towards starting families later in life.
2007-07-26 06:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because big Pharma whined about potentially losing profits when they'd have to stop making cheap vaccines preserved with Thimerosal.
EDIT:
jollyactor: It's also used to make the DPT and MMR series vaccines shelf stable. Kids are being loaded with mercury from 3 months to age 12, besides what was absorbed during gestation.
That's why the cumulative effect of the thimerosal shows itself and worsens from age 2 on.
2007-07-26 06:05:39 · answer #3 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
From what I researched it looks like the mercury used in flu vaccines, called thimerosal, has been used as a preservative for flu vaccines since the 1930s. According to the website it is not used in other vaccines, but is only used in flu vaccines. So it is possible that President Bush is waiving the ban on this thimerosal to be used in other vaccines as a preservative.
This is all spur of the moment research, but from what I gathered the links between ill effects and the vaccine are still in discussion. Though if you wish to you can choose between the two shots: One having the preservative and the other void of the substance.
2007-07-26 06:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Because it is not cost effective to take it out (even though when Bush was running for re-election that was one of the issues he "promised" he would address. By address I mean he promised he would get legislation through to ban all thimerosal (mercury) taken out of vaccines). Even though Bush is aware of the dangers of thimerosal he sold out America's children for the mighty dollar ** AGAIN! ** (Look at the earnings for the pharmaceutical companies and then tell me that anything would be an economic hardship on them!) What about the HARDSHIP on a child's brain & nervous system! People should be ashamed of themselves if they even remotely think thimerosal is slightly o.k. Show me an informed parent who would put this into their child and I'll show you an @**hole.
http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/200707_bush_mercury.html
2007-07-26 07:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i am reading all i can to see why George would do that, one can only conclude it is some mass conspiracy to make more mentally damaged voters for some nefarious purpose.
this is an issue that is critically important to families and i am not making light of that but there have been so many reports on this that were misrepresent on purpose..i am still learning so i can ferret out the truth of why as i don't think it has anything to do with the above tongue in cheek statement.
i know that fillings in teeth were thought to contribute also, i have had lead fillings from childhood and per my college gpa (3.46) i have not been damaged. so no jokes on that plz.
i know many times good amendments are tagged onto bad bills to insure their passage..after all, who could be against child safety?
we should seek the truth before jumping to conclusions.
"NY Times Article Misrepresents Facts In Autism Mercury Link Cover-up
August 8 , 2005 12:00AM "
2007-07-26 06:18:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In 2002 he asked Congress to seal the records of over 1,000 vaccine court petitions of children with autism. He stated pending lawsuits would pose an unnecessary economic burden on the medical industry.
2007-07-26 06:27:16 · answer #7 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If Bush admits mercury is bad in flu vaccines, then he'll have to admit that mercury is bad in the Water Table. And that would really piss off the coal lobby.
2007-07-26 06:01:07 · answer #8 · answered by Incognito 5 · 8⤊ 3⤋
Can you post a link?...I find that hard to believe and I am a Democrat....as someone that works with people with autism, if that is true, I would love to kick him in the nutsack.
2007-07-26 05:54:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
He figure just because he has autism, everyone should.
2007-07-26 06:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋