Though the autism connection has been debunked over a decade ago, there are those in the anti-vaccine movement that continue to promote this falsehood. They claim thimerosal is the ingredient causing autism, but thimerosal was removed from vaccines at least 10 years ago. And yet, the cases of autism have continued to rise.
Robert Kennedy, Jr. is one that continues with this claim. I recommend an article at Forbes magazine that addresses this issue and Mr. Kennedy’s claims. Of course, Kennedy's initial statements were published by such liberal magazines as Rolling Stone and Salon.com, both of which eventually pulled his articles due to the fallacies and lack of proof. Kennedy blamed "Big Pharma" and even stated the "government knew" about the dangers of thimerosl. It was simply more of the same from conspiracy theorists that love to blame the government.
Robert Kennedy, Jr. is one that continues with this claim. I recommend an article at Forbes magazine that addresses this issue and Mr. Kennedy’s claims. Of course, Kennedy's initial statements were published by such liberal magazines as Rolling Stone and Salon.com, both of which eventually pulled his articles due to the fallacies and lack of proof. Kennedy blamed "Big Pharma" and even stated the "government knew" about the dangers of thimerosl. It was simply more of the same from conspiracy theorists that love to blame the government.
"As a lawyer, Kennedy should be able to understand this. The science, which Kennedy apparently does not understand, leads to the same conclusion: in study after study, scientists have found no link between thimerosal and autism, or any other kind of neurological disorder. And as RFK Jr knows, thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines in the U.S. over a decade ago, and the rate of autism diagnosis continued to rise. This fact alone contradicts his major claim."
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