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An amendment to regulate the use of mercury in vaccines was voted down in Tallahassee, Florida, May 6. The amendment would have made it illegal to buy, sell, manufacture, deliver, import, administer or distribute any vaccine that contained more than 0.3 micrograms of organic or inorganic mercury per milliliter for children younger than age 7 or pregnant women. The amendment was intended to address the concern that mercury, in the form of Thimerosal, is still used in vaccines while mercury is recognized to cause cancer, genetic mutations, miscarriages and birth defects.
A prominent Tallahassee lobbyist reported that he had never, in his 20-year career, seen such as swarm of pharmaceutical industry lobbyists descend on Tallahassee in opposition to a bill. (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele…)
“Putting poison in a baby shot is ludicrous,” said Rev. Lisa K. Sykes, President of nonprofit group The Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs. “Especially when we know mercury is an unwarranted vaccine ingredient.” (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele…)
“The Florida Senators who voted this amendment down are clearly more interested in the well-being of the lobbyists and the pharmaceutical industry than in the wellbeing of Florida’s children,” she said.
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