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Originally Posted by moonrambler  I also don't know why thimerosal (the ethyl mercury preservative) has to be included in multi-dose H1N1 vaccines, when it has been removed from childhood vaccines. |
Actually it's still being used.
It's in some of the multi-dose containers for DTaP, DTaP-Hib, Td, Hib, etc. (vaccines commonly given to children).
This file contains all the wonderful "side" ingredients in vaccines:
Vaccine Excipient and Media Summary, by Excipient
(This is the from the 2009 "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" pink book that the CDC publishes.)
The entry for thimerosal is on page 5.
It says that even some of the single-dose vaccines contain it, but doesn't list them.