4 Ore. Families Sue 12 Drug Cos.

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JULY 11, 19:00 EST

4 Ore. Families Sue 12 Drug Cos.

By JASON GEORGE

Associated Press Writer

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Four Oregon families who say their children were

harmed by mercury contained in vaccines filed a lawsuit Wednesday

against 12

companies that make drugs or distribution them.

``Something terrible happened to my son,'' said Tory Mead, whose son has

autistic symptoms the family attributes to mercury in a vaccine. The

lawsuit

was announced at the Mead home.

The suit contends that four children - one from each of the families -

developed neurological problems as a result of thimerosal, a

preservative

containing mercury used in multi-dose vials since the 1930s.

The families claim that a shortened immunization schedule in the 1990s

gave

their children toxic levels of mercury.

The complaint, filed in Multnomah County Court, contends 6 million

children

throughout the United States received potentially toxic levels of

mercury.

Five of the companies named in the lawsuit - Pfizer, Inc., Abbott

Laboratories, Integra Biosciences, Merck and Company and Baxter

International

Inc. - said they could not comment on pending litigation.

nn Caprino, a spokeswoman for Pfizer, also said that company does

not

make or distribute vaccinations.

Thimerosal is used as an extra safeguard against contamination. Drug

companies have been phasing out the preservative because of concerns

about

mercury risks to some children.

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4 Ore. Families Sue 12 Drug Cos.

By JASON GEORGE

..c The Associated Press

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Four Oregon families who say their children were

harmed by mercury contained in vaccines filed a lawsuit Wednesday against 12

companies that make drugs or distribution them.

``Something terrible happened to my son,'' said Tory Mead, whose son has

autistic symptoms the family attributes to mercury in a vaccine. The lawsuit

was announced at the Mead home.

The suit contends that four children - one from each of the families -

developed neurological problems as a result of thimerosal, a preservative

containing mercury used in multi-dose vials since the 1930s.

The families claim that a shortened immunization schedule in the 1990s gave

their children toxic levels of mercury.

The complaint, filed in Multnomah County Court, contends 6 million children

throughout the United States received potentially toxic levels of mercury.

Five of the companies named in the lawsuit - Pfizer, Inc., Abbott

Laboratories, Integra Biosciences, Merck and Company and Baxter

International

Inc. - said they could not comment on pending litigation.

nn Caprino, a spokeswoman for Pfizer, also said that company does not

make or distribute vaccinations.

Thimerosal is used as an extra safeguard against contamination. Drug

companies have been phasing out the preservative because of concerns about

mercury risks to some children.

AP-NY-07-11-01 1900EDT

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> Thimerosal is used as an extra safeguard against contamination. Drug

> companies have been phasing out the preservative because of

concerns about

> mercury risks to some children.

>

> AP-NY-07-11-01 1900EDT

I love the way this is ALWAYS put. Like mercury is only harmful to

SOME children.

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Sheri, Do you have a link for this? Sandy

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4 Ore. Families Sue 12 Drug Cos.

4 Ore. Families Sue 12 Drug Cos.

By JASON GEORGE

..c The Associated Press

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Four Oregon families who say their children were

harmed by mercury contained in vaccines filed a lawsuit Wednesday against 12

companies that make drugs or distribution them.

``Something terrible happened to my son,'' said Tory Mead, whose son has

autistic symptoms the family attributes to mercury in a vaccine. The lawsuit

was announced at the Mead home.

The suit contends that four children - one from each of the families -

developed neurological problems as a result of thimerosal, a preservative

containing mercury used in multi-dose vials since the 1930s.

The families claim that a shortened immunization schedule in the 1990s gave

their children toxic levels of mercury.

The complaint, filed in Multnomah County Court, contends 6 million children

throughout the United States received potentially toxic levels of mercury.

Five of the companies named in the lawsuit - Pfizer, Inc., Abbott

Laboratories, Integra Biosciences, Merck and Company and Baxter

International

Inc. - said they could not comment on pending litigation.

nn Caprino, a spokeswoman for Pfizer, also said that company does not

make or distribute vaccinations.

Thimerosal is used as an extra safeguard against contamination. Drug

companies have been phasing out the preservative because of concerns about

mercury risks to some children.

AP-NY-07-11-01 1900EDT

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4 Ore. Families Sue 12 Drug Cos.

By JASON GEORGE

..c The Associated Press

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Four Oregon families who say their children were

harmed by mercury contained in vaccines filed a lawsuit Wednesday against 12

companies that make drugs or distribution them.

``Something terrible happened to my son,'' said Tory Mead, whose son has

autistic symptoms the family attributes to mercury in a vaccine. The lawsuit

was announced at the Mead home.

The suit contends that four children - one from each of the families -

developed neurological problems as a result of thimerosal, a preservative

containing mercury used in multi-dose vials since the 1930s.

The families claim that a shortened immunization schedule in the 1990s gave

their children toxic levels of mercury.

The complaint, filed in Multnomah County Court, contends 6 million children

throughout the United States received potentially toxic levels of mercury.

Five of the companies named in the lawsuit - Pfizer, Inc., Abbott

Laboratories, Integra Biosciences, Merck and Company and Baxter

International

Inc. - said they could not comment on pending litigation.

nn Caprino, a spokeswoman for Pfizer, also said that company does not

make or distribute vaccinations.

Thimerosal is used as an extra safeguard against contamination. Drug

companies have been phasing out the preservative because of concerns about

mercury risks to some children.

AP-NY-07-11-01 1900EDT

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No, it came to me like that - may have been on AOL news page - person is on

AOL.

Associated Press article.

sheri

At 11:08 PM 07/16/2001 -0800, you wrote:

>

>Sheri, Do you have a link for this? Sandy

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women) do nothing " ...Edmund Burke

ANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE

DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.

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Education, Homeopathic Education

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