BrianE, you are correct that the amount of mercury in the vaccine is so small it would not affect most people. Apparently, Public Health Canada says the quantity of mercury in the vaccine is less than that of a can of tuna fish. However, the site says that both types of vaccines (in Canada)
contain thimerosal. Here is the Public Health Canada FAQ:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-ale...g_h1n1-eng.php )
However, I encourage everyone to read:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/healt...715/story.html
According to the article, Canada Health approved the vaccine without doing any clinical trials of their own but has claimed that it is safe to take based on a small clinical trial done in Belgium. This doesn't sound very safe to me.
Some other information I found while researching:
- Annually, the flu causes 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide each year.
- H1N1 has caused 5,850 as of Oct 21st this year.
- Countries in the southern hemisphere have already finished their flu season for this year and there was no indication of any pandemic.
Please, if anyone can refute what I presented above, I'd like you to post the info. Thanks.