Activist moms warn of mercury danger in vaccines

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Activist moms warn of mercury danger in vaccines

By Lingerfelt, Rocky Mount Telegram

Sunday, July 31, 2005

Two North Carolina mothers will visit the N.C. General Assembly Tuesday in

support of a bill that will ban the use of thimerosal in vaccinations.

Amy Carson, founder of Asheville-based Moms Against Mercury, said

thimerosal needs to be banned because it is dangerous to children. Her

9-year-old son, Kit, is autistic, and Carson said she believes his autism

was caused by mercury poisoning.

" My son was born normal and fine. With each set of vaccines, he got worse, "

she said. " I didn't notice a lot of things until after his one-year shots.

I can look at the videotapes now and see the subtle changes now that I

couldn't see then. "

Thimerosal is half mercury by weight and is metabolized in the body as

ethyl mercury. Thimerosal can be found in numerous vaccines, including the

flu vaccine.

Most children are able to break down mercury and release it out of their

bodies, but Carson said her son is not capable of doing so. Since he was

diagnosed with autism, Kit has been through different kinds of autism

therapy, but nothing has worked, she said. When Kit began mercury

detoxification through a transdermal patch, the improvement began, she said.

" We've seen incredible improvements since he started mercury

detoxification, " she said. " By age four, he wasn't talking much. Now, he

talks all the time. "

Carson is one of many anti-mercury activists across the country. Last week,

supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Power of Truth Rally to

push for mercury-free vaccinations. U.S. Rep. Walter , R-3rd District,

spoke at the rally. is a sponsor of a U.S. House bill that, if

passed, would ban the use of thimerosal in vaccinations in the United States.

said he became an advocate for thimerosal removal when he was

approached by three women from Goldsboro who had autistic children.

" They came to see me because a few months before the visit, there was

language inserted in a omnibus budget bill at the last minute that would

prohibit parents from filing suit against Eli Lilly (the manufacturer of

Thimerosal), " he said. " I was very upset when I heard that, and told them I

would do everything I could. "

said it seems like a similar bill banning thimerosal is introduced

each year and does not get passed. However, recent media exposure —

including a " Rolling Stone " magazine article by F. Kennedy Jr.

titled " Deadly Immunity " — has raised the public's awareness, and

hopes that the bill will pass this year, he said.

Carson, who lives in Asheville, and Medlin of Cary will travel to

Raleigh on Tuesday to speak in favor of the bill in front of the health

committee. The bill is co-sponsored by N.C. Rep. Bruce Goforth, D-Buncombe,

and N.C. Rep. Dollar, R-Wake.

Six states — California, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware, Illinois and New York

— have already passed similar legislation.

" We're hoping to make North Carolina number seven, " Carson said.

Carson said 20 years ago, one in 10,000 children were diagnosed with

autism. Since the late 1990s when the government required children to

receive as many as 22 immunizations before they reach first grade, that

number has risen to one autistic child out of 166, she said.

Thimerosal-free vaccinations are available, but many companies continue

using the ingredient because it's a preservative and allows vaccines to be

packaged in multidose vials, resulting in less production costs, wrote

Kennedy in his article.

" The mercury is not an important part in the vaccine. It enables them to

mass produce it. That's what it all comes down to — money, " Carson said.

Carson said because of the research and her own personal experience, she

believes there is a direct link between thimerosal and autism. said

he sees a correlation, too. However, officials at public health

institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in

Atlanta and the Institute of Medicine in Washington, D.C., say they have

conducted research that does not support that theory.

" The vast majority of science indicates that there is no relationship

between thimerosal in vaccines and autism, " said Von Roebuck, spokesman for

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

But advocates including Carson and Kennedy say the research is conducted by

biased researchers who have conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical

companies.

Despite the controversy, Carson said the most important thing is to raise

awareness so that parents will stop inoculating their children with a

potentially harmful toxin.

" We're not anti-vaccine parents; we're anti-mercury-in-vaccine parents, "

Carson said. " Ask for all vaccine inserts and read them for yourself. ... I

encourage every parent to do so. "

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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Amy Carson is a wonderful woman and from my home state but I have to disagree

with her last statement here about not being " anti-vaccine " . While thimerisol

is horrible and one of the main reasons we chose to no longer vaccinate, we must

continue to address the other horrible side-effects caused by vaccines that do

not contain thimerisol.

Sheri B.

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that is the common disclaimer they all make when getting media attention

and they feel they have to say or no one will listen to them.

I speak my truth and could never say that either.

At 04:27 AM 8/1/2005 -0700, you wrote:

>Amy Carson is a wonderful woman and from my home state but I have to

disagree with her last statement here about not being " anti-vaccine " .

While thimerisol is horrible and one of the main reasons we chose to no

longer vaccinate, we must continue to address the other horrible

side-effects caused by vaccines that do not contain thimerisol.

>

>Sheri B.

> >

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

$$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account

vaccineinfo@... voicemail US 530-740-0561

(go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail

Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

Vaccine Dangers On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm

Homeopathy On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htm

ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL

OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.

******

" Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down.

Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy

knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information

and religions destroy spirituality " .... Ellner