Vaccine Editorial

The Hawaiian legislature attempted to pass a bill that would ban the use of ethyl-mercury from being used as a preservative in vaccines. The Governor is being encouraged to veto the bill and many are outraged. Studies continue to be ongoing regarding the correlation of such vaccines and autism. It seems that as soon as one study comes out proving a link there is another saying the opposite. Two things holds true, that the amount of ethyl-mercury in vaccines is higher than what the EPA states is safe and that other preservatives can be used in the vaccines. Whether or not ethyl-mercury has caused autism in some children is questionable, but many believe that there is no reason to continue to use it as long as the question lingers. Go here to read an editorial from a spokesperson of the National Autism Association and here for another editorial from a concerned Hawaiian resident.