Thimerosal: Let the Science Speak: The Evidence Supporting the Immediate Removal of Mercury--A Known Neurotoxin--From Vaccines

By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Book Overview

From New York Times bestselling author Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., comes a science-based call for the immediate removal of the dangerous mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal from vaccines. Over a decade ago, following a sharp rise in developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD, the mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal was widely believed to have been eliminated from vaccine supplies in the United States and abroad. However, dangerous quantities of Thimerosal continue to be used, posing a significant threat to public health and leading to a crisis of faith in vaccine safety. In this groundbreaking book, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., examines the research literature on Thimerosal and makes a very clear statement about its potentially dangerous effects. In the past, the CDC, FDA, NIH, and AAP, as well as the US Congress, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the US Department of Agriculture, the European Medicines Agency, and the California Environmental Protection Agency have expressed concerns over the use of Thimerosal in vaccines. But despite the many voices calling for action, the media and policy makers have repeatedly failed to adequately address the issue. Now, with Thimerosal: Let the Science Speak , the science supporting the elimination of this toxic chemical from the world's vaccine supplies, and its replacement with already available safer alternatives, is all in one place. Making this change should increase vaccination rates by restoring the trust of concerned parents in the vaccine program--a program that is so vitally important to public health.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632206013
• ISBN13: 9781632206015
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Disappointing.

The book was published in 2014 and is important to keep in perspective, but this book was still challenging to read. There is a lot of junk science, Kennedy misquotes many of the study conclusions that I would not have known if I didn't take the time to look up the studies. I don't want thimerisol in my vaccines and would love if it was completely removed from all products. That being said, I find Kennedy makes his arguments more like a lawyer than a scientist. In other words, he wants to present only the information that supports his arguments and disregards everything that opposes his argument. I will give one example. He disregards any study done by the CDC, NIH or any university as being biased to big pharma (that's about 98% of all research in US) but puts great weight on the research, but puts great weight on the research of Mark and David Grier who by Kennedy's admission made researching the harms of thimerisol their career (no possible bias there??). Ultimately, Kennedy fails to answer the most important question: If thimerisol is dose dependently toxic to neurodevelopment (he quotes dose exposures throughout the book), then why haven't neurodevelopmental issues decreased since the removal of thimerisol in pediatric vaccines in 2000?? Do not bother reading. I gave one star because I couldn't give less.