Hepatitis B Virus
Groundbreaking Primate Study Links Mercury Vaccine Preservative to Brain Injury
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 12th, 2009
A new study in the leading scientific journal NeuroToxicology lends further credence to parents and scientists concerned about an increasingly aggressive childhood vaccine schedule and toxic vaccine components. A team led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that infant macaque monkeys receiving a single Hepatitis B vaccine containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal underwent significant delays in developing critical reflexes controlled by the brainstem. The infant macaques that did not receive vaccines developed normally.
Government vaccine guidelines were expanded in 1991 to include a Hepatitis B vaccine for infants within the first few days...
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