The transsubstantiation of thimerosal: the threat of Echinacea and Elderberry

Thimerosal is present in many influenza vaccines and in many H1N1 vaccines. Although the ethylmercury in vaccinal thimerosal enters the brain of primates (1) and is associated with autism and with the need for special education services (2-3), many spokespersons for vaccine orthodoxy proclaim thimerosal injections to be harmless (eg, 4). As a result of findings linking thimerosal with autism (eg, 2), some parents turn away from vaccines that may contain thimerosal. Such individuals may not appreciate the role of transsubstantiation (5), whereby (regarding thimerosal) injected ethylmercury is converted into a harmless substance via a physician's or nurse's handling of the fully loaded vaccine-injection device...