{"id":15219,"date":"2025-10-02T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=15219"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:20:38","slug":"is-mercury-in-vaccines-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/is-mercury-in-vaccines-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"Is mercury in vaccines dangerous?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]In an\u00a0announcement<\/a>\u00a0video, HHS Secretary RFK JR. claims that mercury in vaccines (through the preservative thimerosal) is a dangerous toxin that was never proven safe, can harm the brain and body, and should not have been given to children or pregnant women.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]We know a lot about\u00a0thimerosal<\/a>.\u00a0Thimerosal, a mercury compound used in some flu vaccines today, has caused concern due to its name being confused with a harmful type of mercury. Thimerosal contains ethylmercury, which is safe and quickly leaves the body. It\u2019s different from harmful methylmercury found in some fish. Thimerosal has been used safely in vaccines, drugs, and contact solutions since the 1930s.<\/p>\n

Studies<\/a>\u00a0on babies, including those preterm and low-weight babies, show that ethylmercury leaves the body quickly. About half of it is gone in three to seven days, and the rest is flushed out in the baby\u2019s stool. Within a month after getting a vaccine, mercury levels in the blood return to normal, so it does not accumulate over time.<\/p>\n

Studies also show that\u00a0thimerosal\u00a0<\/a>does\u00a0not<\/a>\u00a0increase\u00a0the\u00a0risk of\u00a0autism and does not harm the brain or body.\u00a0Additionally,\u00a0thimerosal has not\u00a0<\/a>been used in childhood vaccines<\/a>\u00a0since 2001. Autism\u00a0diagnoses continued to rise following\u00a0the\u00a02001 removal of thimerosal from all childhood vaccines.\u00a0The\u00a0continued rise of\u00a0autism\u00a0diagnoses is, in fact, mostly due to growing\u00a0awareness<\/a>\u00a0and changing diagnostic criteria.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative once used in vaccines, contains ethylmercury\u2014not the harmful kind found in fish. Studies show it\u2019s safe, doesn\u2019t cause autism, and hasn\u2019t been in childhood vaccines since 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[195,194,218],"class_list":["post-15219","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-autism","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-ingredients","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15224,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15219\/revisions\/15224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=15219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}