Swine flu shot urged for moms-to-be, parents

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32584605/ns/health-swine_flu/

Is it just me...or does it concern anyone else when reading this quote taken from MSNBC's above article:

 Asked if there will be swine flu vaccines available without the preservative Thimerosal, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said yes.

Fauci said there is no evidence that Thimerosal poses any medical hazard, but because some people are concerned about it a form of the vaccine without it will be available.

We know the use of Thimerosal (a preservative containing 49.6% mercury in weight) in vaccines has sent up a lot of red flags to parents who are now requesting they receive doses without Thimerosal, possibly linked to autism and other neurological disorders. So here is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease stating he does not think it's a medical hazard. I personally know many parents and fellow teachers I worked with who will beg to differ. This goes to show that Thimerosal continues to be an ingredient in vaccines and that parents can't take anything for granted. Only some are made without and normally given upon request! Don't assume...always ask! Isn't it ironic that as a parent...we tend to read all the ingredients and labels for what we put on our children and in them..but when receiving a vaccine...how many are given the chance to read the labels it came in? Do we know all the ingredients? Preservatives etc? It's like when we buy apple juice off the shelf. We know full well a lot of drinks out there contain a lot more than apples.