Guest guest Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 PRESS RELEASE > > For Immediate Release: January 14, 2005 > > CONTACT: > Tami Freedman, Director > MERCURY BAN > (423) 704-2466, TamiFreedman@... > > Thirty-Four States Seek Banning of Mercury in Vaccines > > The grassroots organization Mercury Ban is working toward a ban of mercury > from infant and pregnant mom vaccines. We are joining forces with > Americans in 23 states - parents of children with autism or other vaccine > injuries and other concerned citizens - who are signing up on a daily > basis to seek protection by state legislators from mercury injected into > infants and young children. > > Two states passed bans of mercury in vaccines in 2004: California and > Iowa. Seven additional states had ongoing mercury ban legislation in > 2004: Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, and > Rhode Island. Four other states are pursuing legislation into 2005: > Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Ohio. > > As 2005 starts, Mercury Ban representatives in the following 23 states are > actively pursuing legislation to ban mercury in vaccines: Alabama, > Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, > Kansas, land, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nevada, > Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and > Wyoming. > > These Americans know that there is an autism treatment connection. In the > early 1990's, vaccines were added to the childhood immunization schedule > that tripled the amount of mercury innumerable children received during > " well baby " visits to the pediatrician. In mid-1999, the United States > Public Health Service agencies (including NIH, FDA, HRSA, and CDC) worked > with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family > Physicians and vaccine manufacturers to begin the voluntary removal of > thimerosal from the vaccine supply. There was no recall. The FDA chose > to allow Thimerosal-containing vaccines to remain on the shelf and to > continue to be injected into American infants until expiration years > later. > > The rate of autism in U.S. schools from 1994 through 2004 rose over 500%. > > As of January 2004, according to the Department of Health and Human > Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the American > Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the number of children with an autism > spectrum disorder was 1 in 166. Care for these children is predicted to > cost in the trillions of dollars. One family in 68 in our nation is now > impacted. Also, as of January 2004, 1 child in 6 was diagnosed with a > developmental disorder and/or behavioral problem. Both are epidemic. > > In the spring of 2004, the CDC recommended that infants as young as > 6-months old be given the Thimerosal-containing influenza vaccine. > Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL) sponsored legislation in the U.S. House to > ban mercury in vaccines for infants and young children (HR4169). No > similar legislation was sponsored in the U.S. Senate. > > Now, almost six years from the FDA recommendation, we are still trying to > get mercury out of vaccines. Our federal agencies have backpedaled on > their own policy by recommending the use of the flu shot in children as > young as 6 months. Most pediatric flu shots contain 12.5 mcg. of mercury. > According to EPA guidelines for ingested (vs. injected) methylmercury (vs. > ethylmercury) not likely to cause harm in adults, an infant or young child > would need to weigh 275 pounds to receive this injection. > > Because our federal agencies haven't gotten the job of protecting > America's children done, American citizens in 34 states are working -- > along with new people who volunteer every day -- to remove mercury from > their states' infant and pregnant mom vaccines. We are finding legislators > who are glad to learn the truth about mercury in vaccines and who truly > care. We hope they will sponsor legislation in all of these states to ban > mercury in vaccines. > > END OF PRESS RELEASE > > > DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION > Autism is 1 in 150 children today, 1 in 68 families! TAAP (The Autism > Autoimmunity Project) is a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining > funding for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention > of autism and other autoimmune disorders. Please visit our new website at > http://www.TAAP.info and " TAAP into the Truth! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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