The safety of thimerosal is heavily contested; in vitro and specialized observational studies frequently highlight potential toxicity and cellular risks, whereas large-scale epidemiological and public health consensus studies indicate that standard vaccine doses are safe and do not cause neurological disorders.
what the evidence does support
Some studies suggest thimerosal exhibits cellular toxicity or potential risks in specific contexts, while large-scale public health consensus studies indicate standard vaccine doses are safe.
Evidence for · 5
Toxicity of thimerosal in biological systems: Conformational changes in human hemoglobin, decrease of oxygen binding capacity, increase of protein glycation and amyloid's formation.
2020 · cited by 0
Paper 2 demonstrates that thimerosal induces significant structural changes in human hemoglobin and inhibits its oxygen-binding capacity in vitro.
Evidence against · 2
[Mercury in vaccines].
2003 · cited by 0
Paper 1 notes that large-scale epidemiological studies found no evidence of neurological toxicity or increased autism risk related to thimerosal-containing vaccines.
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More for · 4
Thimerosal: clinical, epidemiologic and biochemical studies.
2015 · cited by 0
Paper 6 reviews biochemical and clinical evidence arguing that thimerosal is toxic to human cells even at minute levels.
Increased risk for an atypical autism diagnosis following Thimerosal-containing vaccine exposure in the United States: A prospective longitudinal case-control study in the Vaccine Safety Datalink.
2017 · cited by 0
Paper 9 utilizes Vaccine Safety Datalink data to associate increasing mercury exposure from thimerosal-containing vaccines with atypical autism.
Thimerosal exposure and disturbance of emotions specific to childhood and adolescence: A case-control study in the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) database.
2017 · cited by 0
Paper 10 finds a statistically significant relationship between early childhood thimerosal exposure and a diagnosis of emotional disturbances.
Thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B Vaccine Exposure is Highly Associated with Childhood Obesity: A Case-control Study Using the Vaccine Safety Datalink.
2016 · cited by 0
Paper 11 reports a significant dose-response association between childhood obesity diagnoses and early thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccine exposure.
More against · 1
Mercury exposure and public health.
2007 · cited by 0
Paper 5 highlights that the proposed relationship between vaccines and autism due to thimerosal has been thoroughly disproved by public health research.