thimerosal
noun
thi·mer·o·sal
thī-ˈmer-ə-ˌsal 
: a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C9H9HgNaO2S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties
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In 2003, the AAP blasted one of their articles that claimed to find a link between thimerosal and autism.
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ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
While a Florida congressman, Weldon questioned the safety of the MMR vaccine and fought against using an ingredient called thimerosal in childhood vaccines.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
There is no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines, but it was removed from most vaccines as a precaution by 2001 at the urging of Weldon and other scientists and experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
No study ever established a link between thimerosal and autism.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
While a Florida congressman, Weldon questioned the safety of the MMR vaccine and fought against using an ingredient called thimerosal in childhood vaccines.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
There is no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines, but it was removed from most vaccines as a precaution by 2001 at the urging of Weldon and other scientists and experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
No study ever established a link between thimerosal and autism.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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thimerosal
noun
thi·mer·o·sal
thī-ˈmer-ə-ˌsal
: a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C9H9HgNaO2S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties see merthiolate
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