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22-12-08, 03:22 PM
American Academy of Pediatrics
Addressing Parents’ Concerns: Do Vaccines Contain Harmful
Preservatives, Adjuvants, Additives, or Residuals?
For those interested in hearing from a pro vaccine point of view.
It is a little heavy in places to read but is thoroughly interesting and informative to contribute to your informational tools on the choice to vaccinate.
ABSTRACT. Vaccines often contain preservatives, adjuvants,
additives, or manufacturing residuals in addition
to pathogen-specific immunogens. Some parents,
alerted by stories in the news media or information contained
on the World Wide Web, are concerned that some
of the substances contained in vaccines might harm their
children. We reviewed data on thimerosal, aluminum,
gelatin, human serum albumin, formaldehyde, antibiotics,
egg proteins, and yeast proteins. Both gelatin and egg
proteins are contained in vaccines in quantities sufficient
to induce rare instances of severe, immediate-type hypersensitivity
reactions. However, quantities of mercury,
aluminum, formaldehyde, human serum albumin, antibiotics, and yeast proteins in vaccines have not been
found to be harmful in humans or experimental animals
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/112/6/1394
Addressing Parents’ Concerns: Do Vaccines Contain Harmful
Preservatives, Adjuvants, Additives, or Residuals?
For those interested in hearing from a pro vaccine point of view.
It is a little heavy in places to read but is thoroughly interesting and informative to contribute to your informational tools on the choice to vaccinate.
ABSTRACT. Vaccines often contain preservatives, adjuvants,
additives, or manufacturing residuals in addition
to pathogen-specific immunogens. Some parents,
alerted by stories in the news media or information contained
on the World Wide Web, are concerned that some
of the substances contained in vaccines might harm their
children. We reviewed data on thimerosal, aluminum,
gelatin, human serum albumin, formaldehyde, antibiotics,
egg proteins, and yeast proteins. Both gelatin and egg
proteins are contained in vaccines in quantities sufficient
to induce rare instances of severe, immediate-type hypersensitivity
reactions. However, quantities of mercury,
aluminum, formaldehyde, human serum albumin, antibiotics, and yeast proteins in vaccines have not been
found to be harmful in humans or experimental animals
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/112/6/1394