| High
number of Thimerosal lawuits anticipated
-May 2003
“The
CDC’s failure to state a preference for thimerosal-free
vaccines in 2000 and again in 2001 was an abdication of their
responsibility. As a result, many children received vaccines
containing thimerosal when thimerosal-free alternatives were
available.”
-“Mercury
in Medicine- Taking Unnecessary Risks”, a report prepared
by the Staff of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness
Committee on Government Reform United States House Representatives,
May 2003
After
an extensive three-year investigation initiated by the Committee
on Government Reform, a report was released concluding that,
“there’s no question that mercury does not belong
in vaccines.” For the first time, U.S. officials have
undoubtedly recognized that thimerosal poses a very serious
risk to those subjected to its’ neurotoxicity.
The
House of Representative report is likely to result in a large
number of thimerosal lawsuits. For years, there have been
a large number of concerns over the use of thimerosal-containing
vaccines and the suspicious correlation to the rising number
of autism cases. The thimerosal report notes that despite
three separate occasions in the last 15 years that changes
have been made to vaccine policies to reduce risk of serious
adverse effects, these changes were greatly inadequate.
Millions
of American children were exposed to levels of thimerosal
through vaccines that exceeded federal guidelines. At the
time these children were required to receive thimerosal-containing
vaccines, what has been described as an explosive growth in
autism spectrum disorders and neurological and behavioral
disorders occurred as well. A growing number of parents, physicians,
and scientific experts have attributed the rise in autism
to the thimerosal vaccines.
Vaccine
makers and various government agencies have continued to maintain
that there is a lack of evidence showing a link between thimerosal-containing
vaccines and autism, however the report believed this is due
to the “lack of serious, effective inquiry by our health
agencies.” The thimerosal report calls for the immediate
withdrawal of the only two vaccines left in the U.S. market
containing any trace of thimerosal. Please contact
us to confer with a thimerosal lawyer.
High
number of thimerosal lawsuits anticipated
-May 2003
Many parents were surprised and angered to find out their
children have been subjected to levels of mercury that may
have a link to the onset of autism and other neurological
and behavioral disorders. Although thimerosal lawsuits have
existed for years, there are thousands of families that were
never made aware of the mercury contained in the vaccines
and so the three-year statue of limitation to file a claim
in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was never
exercised.
The
controversy involving thimerosal-containing vaccines and the
link to autism and other side effects will only continue to
grow as more families learn of the dangers and proposals that
have been made in attempts to protect vaccine manufacturers
are ruled on. If these thimerosal proposals are passed, there
may be little or no chance for thimerosal victims to recover
any damages. If you would like more information on a possible
thimerosal lawsuit please contact
us to confer with a thimerosal lawyer.
For years
children have been subjected to high levels of mercury far
surpassing acceptable levels outlined by the EPA. The Government
report stated “The possible risk for harm from….high
level exposure to thimerosal is not ‘theoretical’
but very real and documented in the medical literature.”
Notable
findings as included in new Government report
-May 2003
There
were many findings and recommendations included in the thimerosal
report after the three year investigation on pediatric vaccine
safety. Following are a few of the report’s findings.
Contact
us for more information on thimerosal lawsuits and thimerosal
side effects.
“Manufacturers
of vaccines and thimerosal have never conducted adequate testing
on the safety of thimerosal. The FDA has never required manufacturers
to conduct adequate safety testing on thimerosal and ethylmercury
compounds.”
“Studies
and papers documenting the hypoallergenicity and toxicity
of thimerosal have existed for decades.”
“Autism
in the United States has grown at epidemic proportions during
the last decade. By some estimates the number of autistic
children in the United States is growing between 10 and 17
percent per year. The medical community has been unable to
determine the underlying cause(s) of this explosive growth.”
“At
the same time that the incidence of autism was growing, the
number of childhood vaccines containing thimerosal was growing,
increasing the amount of ethylmercury to which infants were
exposed threefold.”
“A
growing number of scientists and researchers believe that
a relationship between the increase in neurodevelopmental
disorders of autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder,
and speech or language delay, and the increased use of thimerosal
in vaccines in plausible and deserves more scrutiny. In 2001,
the Institute of Medicine determined that such a relationship
is biologically plausible, but that not enough evidence exists
to support or reject his hypothesis.”
“The
actions taken by the HHS to remove thimerosal from vaccines
in 1999 were not sufficiently aggressive. As a result, thimerosal
remained in some vaccines for an additional two years.”
“To
date, studies conducted or funded by the CD that purportedly
dispute any correlation between autism and vaccines injury
have been of poor design, under-powered, and fatally flawed.
The CDC’s rush to support and promote such research
is reflective of a philosophical conflict in looking fairly
at emerging theories and clinical data related to adverse
reactions from vaccinations.”
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