Mercury in vaccines may be up to 50 TIMES more toxic to the brain than mercury in fish
03/02/2017 / By Tracey Watson [Vaccines.News]
They noted that although methylmercury is considered dangerous in even tiny amounts, the World Health Organization (WHO) approves small doses of
thimerosal in multiple vaccines taken repetitively during pregnancy and childhood. With this in mind, they compared the
toxicity and potential harm of both etHg (ethylmercury) and meHg (methylmercury).
Their study abstract states:
“In vitro studies comparing etHg with meHg demonstrate equivalent measured outcomes for cardiovascular, neural,
and immune cells.” And then it gets really interesting, because they note that since the two types of mercury have different toxicity
profiles, in vivo testing indicated that,
“in real-life scenarios, a simultaneous exposure to both etHg and meHg might result in enhanced
neurotoxic effects in developing mammals.” [Emphasis added]
So, not only are both types of mercury equally bad, but exposure to both would compound their toxic effects.
That means, for example, that exposure to ethylmercury in a vaccine, combined with exposure to methylmercury in a tuna fish sandwich, would result
in even greater harm.
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FDA
Thimerosal and Vaccines 02/01/2018
.../thimerosal-and-vaccines
"A vaccine containing 0.01% thimerosal as a preservative contains 50 micrograms of thimerosal per 0.5 mL dose or approximately 25 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 mL dose. For comparison, this is roughly the same amount of elemental mercury contained in a 3 ounce can of tuna fish."
Thimerosal Content of Available FDA-Approved Seasonal Influenza Vaccines
.../thimerosal-and-vaccines#table
[Editor's note: A .5 mL dose is an adult dose. A pediatric dose is half that amount.
Also note that these mercury content figures are for multi-dose vials containing mercury as a preservative.
A single dose vial of flu vaccine will have less than 1 microgram of mercury (trace amount),
Half size dose (pediatric) in a multidose vial contains about 12.5 micrograms of mercury,
Full size dose in a multidose vial contains about 25 micrograms of mercury.
See below for a discussion of how much mercury a 6 ounce serving of tuna might contain from a UK website. Current recommendations [2019] from
the FDA would put 6 ounces as two ounces more than the 4 ounce recommended adult serving, clearly not suitable for children.]
MedicalNewsToday (Healthline Media UK Ltd, Brighton, UK. © 2004-2019)
How often should I eat tuna?
[Excerpts below are from article:]
Tuna is a widely eaten species of fish. However, canned tuna is often the most common source of mercury in the diet.
The term tuna encompasses several species of fish, including skipjack, albacore, yellowfin, and bigeye. Skipjack is the most commonly consumed species.
...
There are two main types of canned tuna: White albacore and chunk light.
Chunk light is made mostly from skipjack tuna, a smaller species of tuna. Albacore tuna is a larger species and contains higher levels of mercury.
Canned white albacore tuna typically contains about
0.32 parts per million of mercury. Canned light tuna contains about
0.12 parts per million of mercury.
The following table contains the recommended amount of canned tuna that an individual should eat according to their body weight:
Body weight
in pounds
(lb)
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
Over 150
|
Recommended interval
between servings of
white albacore tuna
10 weeks
6 weeks
5 weeks
4 weeks
3 weeks
3 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
2 weeks
12 days
11 days
10 days
10 days
9 days
|
Recommended interval
between servings of
chunk light tuna
3 weeks
2 weeks
11 days
9 days
7 days
6 days
6 days
5 days
5 days
4 days
4 days
4 days
3 days
3 days
|
The figures in the table above are taken from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) test results for mercury and fish,
and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) determination of safe mercury levels.
The FDA recommends avoiding fresh albacore tuna and tuna steak during pregnancy.
It is only safe to eat up to one serving of less than 170 g per week.
Canned tuna, however, is safe to eat during pregnancy.
...
[Ed Note: 170 grams = 6 ounces. 170 grams x .12 parts per million, from
above sentence equals 20 micrograms of mercury in a 6 ounce serving.]
Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306246.php
New advice from the FDA, Content current as of: 07/02/2019, says
"For children, a serving is 1 ounce at age 2 and increases with age to 4 ounces by age 11." Recommended for light tuna, 2 to 3 servings per week. Albacore/white-Tuna only 1 serving per week.
Source:
https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/advice-about-eating-fish