Immunization Science

This study examined whether the reduction of thimerosal in vaccines administered to infants was associated with a decrease in cases of autism reported to the California’s Developmental Disabilities System (DDS).

This study shows that the mercury contained in some vaccines is handled very differently by the body than mercury found in foods such as fish or the mercury from industrial accidents.

Does ethylmercury reach toxic levels in infants immunized with thimerosal-containing vaccines? This study shows that ethylmercury levels in these infants is below toxic levels and is eliminated from the body within two weeks.

Although this report suggests a link between autism and thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs), it has serious methodological limitations that make the results uninterpretable.

Did children exposed to differing amounts of thimerosal develop at the right ages? This study suggests that thimerosal-containing vaccines do not cause autism or significant speech or language disorders.

This study looked at 42 neuropsychological outcomes—other than autism—in children who had had varying levels of exposure to thimerosal prior to birth and/or in infancy.