US Government Suspended Limits on The Amount of Mercury in H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine

US Government Suspended Limits on The Amount of Mercury in H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine

Washington : Recently we reported about Australians among the first to get "swine flu" vaccine which containing 50 ug mercury.

And now Washington health officials have temporarily suspended limits on the amount of mercury allowed in the upcoming H1N1 influenza vaccine for pregnant women and children younger than 3 years old.

The move comes after Health Secretary Mary Selecky was informed that the initial batches of vaccines against the swine flu may not include enough doses that were specially packaged without thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

The preservative is controversial among some people who believe that it may be linked to autism and other childhood disorders.

Selecky said the suspension is designed to ensure that pregnant women and children have access to the vaccines, even though they may contain thimerosal.

The swine flu vaccines will be available in early October, while the seasonal flu vaccines are available now.

For more detail Visit : http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2009_news/09-154.htm