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Swine Flu Vaccine update

By Dr Deb Mills 14/10/09

I have had phone calls about this, so I am moved to comment on an email being circulated regarding the Swine Flu Vaccine implying there is a conspiracy to poison the population, decrease our IQ etc with thimerosol (spelled wrongly) and squalene which are in the vaccine etc etc.

In my view this email is grossly misleading and inflammatory (to put it politely!). I won't go through every point of the email however a few points to consider:

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  1. Thiomersal in the swine flu vaccine
    Thiomersol is a compound used as a preservative in the vaccine. It is not mercury. It is certainly NOT the mercury compound that persists in the body and causes toxic effects. The dangerous chemical is methylmercury. The vaccine contains a type of ethyl mercury.

    Yes thiomersal does contain a mercury atom in the molecule, but we know that atoms behave differently depending on what they are bound to. For example; Oxygen is flammable. Water has an OXYGEN molecule in the atom (H2O) but water is NOT flammable like oxygen, because the oxygen behaves differently in a compound molecule.

    Another analogy would be the arsenic in prawns - there is a type of arsenic in prawns. (If I need to do heavy metal screening on a patient, I have to request patients avoid eating prawns for several days prior to the test or they return a positive result.) Any of your friends have arsenic poisoning from prawns lately?

    Here is the full report from the World Health Organisation for those who want the details.
     

  2. Squalene in the swine flu vaccine?
    Squalene is a naturally occurring substance found in plants, animals, and humans. It is manufactured in the liver of every human body and circulates in our bloodstream. Squalene is also found in a variety of foods, cosmetics, over-the-counter medications, and health supplements.

    THERE IS NO SQUALENE IN THE AUSTRALIAN VACCINE

    For the record here is a Report on Squalene from World Health Organisation

...written by Dr Deb Mills, Travel Medical Alliance, Brisbane, Queensland
 

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