A two-phase study evaluating the relationship between Thimerosal-containing vaccine administration and the risk for an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in the United States (2013)
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878266/)
David A Geier, Brian S Hooker, Janet K Kern, Paul G King, Lisa K Sykes, and Mark R Geier
http://translationalneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2047-9158-2-25
What I find perplexing about this paper, for all intents, it starts with the claim that childhood shots contain mercury, a powerful neurotoxin with no safe level of use. At issue, thimerosal was removed from all recommended children's vaccines since 2001. (Varicella, inactivated polio, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have also never contained thimerosal.
Influenza (flu) vaccines are currently available in both thimerosal-containing and thimerosal-free versions.) Prior to that point it was only in 3 vaccines; it was never present in the MMR.
Since 2010, "Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Thimerosal from Vaccines and Immunoglobins and Risk of Autism" has been available. "This study revealed no increased risk of ASD associated with receipt of thimerosal-containing vaccines. No increased risk was found for subtypes of ASD, including ASD with regression, and prenatal exposure was not associated with a risk of ASD."
Two rhetorical questions: 1] Why are the authors focusing on a ingredient that wasn't in use for 11 years at time of publication? 2] Why are AVers citing this study as relevant in 2016?
A second issue as noted by SW, ",,,the conclusion relies on correlation of source data from the VAERS database. This is a self-reporting & unverified database. Anyone can report and the reports are not confirmed. Authors have declared interests as they are paid to be witnesses in vaccine trials."
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*One note of import, Mark Geier was engaged as an expert witness to Hooker’s ongoing court case concerning vaccine injury.
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