Health District suspends mercury limits for H1N1 shots

The Spokesman-Review

9/25/2009

[Ed. note — “Trust me. It will only hurt for a moment”. YEAH, RIGHT!!!]

Washington health officials have temporarily suspended limits on the amount of mercury allowed in the upcoming H1N1 influenza vaccine for pregnant women and children younger than 3 years old.

The move comes after Health Secretary Mary Selecky was informed that the initial batches of vaccines against the swine flu may not include enough doses that were specially packaged without thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

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