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Disease Centers Won't Issue Hundreds of thousands of infants and toddlers who get flu shots starting this fall could be exposed to a mercury-laced preservative that has been all but eliminated from other pediatric vaccines because of health concerns. Saying there is no proof of harm from exposure to the preservative thimerosal, officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that they won't advise parents and doctors to choose a mercury-free version of the flu vaccine. This year, flu shots are being added to the government's
"recommend" list of vaccines that should be given to
all young children. The CDC's decision, made despite pleas from parent
activist groups and some experts, appears to be at odds with recent federal
warnings about exposure to mercury, a potent neurotoxin, and with the
government's successful effort to see mercury removed from other childhood
vaccines. Need to know more about the dangers of vaccination? Further Resources: Click
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