The first autistic Amish child was a girl who had been brought over from China, adopted by one family only to be given up after becoming overwhelmed by her autism, and thenre-adopted by an Amish Mennonite family. (China, India and Indonesia are amongcountries moving fast to mass-vaccination programs.)The second autistic Amish child definitely had received a vaccination and developedautism shortly thereafter.The reporter was unable to determine the vaccination status of the third child.Dangerous Effects of ThimerosalIn some vaccines, they use a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal that keepsmultiple-dose vials from becoming contaminated by repeated needle sticks. After healthofficials became concerned about the amount of mercury infants and children werereceiving through thimerosal-tainted vaccines, the toxin was phased out of U.S. vaccinesstarting in 1999.However, due to mislabeling and other problems, its presence is still being felt, and moreand more children are suffering because of it.Washington Times April 18, 2005Washington Times April 19, 2005Dr. Mercola's Comments:Does anyone out there really need more evidence than this?Admittedly, this was not a placebo-controlled scientific trial but an evidence-based factanalysis that, in my mind, provides an irrefutable link to a lifestyle and, most likely,mercury-containing vaccine connection to autism.Folks, you don't have to be a medical doctor, hold advanced epidemiology degrees or teach molecular genetics to figure this one out. You don't even need a degree in rocketscience. How much more obvious could it be?The link between autism and vaccines is certainly not a new idea. In fact, suggestions of this link have been in the national news for at least six years now. Just last year a study,that reviewed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) VaccineData Link, concluded that children who receive thimerosal-containing vaccinations are27 times more likely to develop autism than children who do not.
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