Vaccines
U.S. Department of State Urged to Support Ban of Mercury in Vaccines
Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 31st, 2011
2011 AUG 31 -- CoMeD - On Thursday, August 18, 2011, scientists and advocates from the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD) met with officials from the United States (U.S.) Department of State and other government agencies. This meeting discussed the inclusion of pharmaceuticals in the upcoming treaty negotiations in Nairobi, Kenya about a global treaty on mercury being developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). CoMeD had previously expressed its gratitude to see pharmaceuticals listed in "Annex C (Mercury-added product not allowed)" of the latest draft of the proposed treaty.
CoMeD, and the international coalition it leads, provided...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2011-08-31)
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