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In reply to the discussion: I don't understand anti-vaxxers. [View all]Major Nikon
(36,925 posts)There was never pure mercury in any vaccine, always a molecule that contained mercury and not all molecules of mercury are the same in regards to human exposure. To make a long story short, the type used in vaccines was never an issue which has been borne out by countless studies and expert opinions which tend to trump the anti-vax loons who posited the issue to begin with.
There was a freak out in regards to mercury in vaccines that never had any basis in fact or reality. Such preservatives make multi-dose vials of vaccines practical. The results were manufacturers stopped making many types of multi-dose vials. It never made anyone any safer and all it really accomplished was making vaccines more expensive which disparately impacts those who can least afford it. You can thank anti-vaxxers for that.
So the so called "skepticism" you are offering is really nothing more than anti-vax bullshit whether or not you realize it, and believe it or not perpetuating that ignorance does manage to kill people.