print email comment close Thimerosal in Vaccines URL: http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/UCM096228 Description: "Thimerosal is a [mercury-containing] preservative that has been used in some vaccines since the 1930's." Site includes a FAQ discussing topics such as removing thimerosal from vaccines and the potential relationship between autism and thimerosal, information about the toxicity of thimerosal, and tables with thimerosal content of vaccines. From the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Publisher: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Immunization Thimerosal Vaccination -- Complications LII Database Information: Record 4044 created by Maria Brandt on 08/08/2005 Last modification on 09/08/2009 Published: 08/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4044