Florida Legislature Refuses to Limit Mercury in Vaccines

[Darus]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/florida-legislature-refuses-to-limit-mercury-in-vaccines-121503409.html

"Concern continues that mercury, in the form of Thimerosal, is still used in vaccines at all because mercury is recognized to cause cancer, genetic mutations, miscarriages and birth defects.  Today, 2-phenoxyethanol, an economical, less toxic alternative to Thimerosal, has been used as a preservative in some formerly Thimerosal-preserved U.S. vaccines licensed since 2001, because of the 1999 call by the U.S. Public Health Services and the American Academy to remove Thimerosal from U.S. vaccines "as soon as possible."

This amendment would have afforded pregnant women and young children significant protection from mercury exposure through flu shots, where most doses are still Thimerosal-preserved and are routinely recommended for administration to children and pregnant women."

[PamelaW]

I'm confused, do vaccines today contain 2-phenoxyethanol or Thimerosal? If vaccines still contain Thimerosal which contains mercury, then why don't they just start using 2-phenoxyethanol? Is it because it costs more or because the people who make Thimerosal are lobbying to prevent Thimerosal from being banned?

[TruthBrigade]

Some of the vaccines claimed to have be rid of mercury, BUT studies have proven otherwise...but even so...IF they replaced it, they replaced it with aluminum!!!! 

http://truthbrigade.org/smf/index.php/topic,3073.0.html