CDC Says No Link Between Vaccine Preservative and Autism

Research that has identified an increased risk of autism with thimerosal-containing vaccines ‘have significant methodological limitations,’ the agency said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on Aug. 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on June 24 said there is no link between vaccines containing a preservative called thimerosal and autism. The statement comes two days before a meeting in which new advisers to the agency will consider whether to recommend restricting thimerosal-containing influenza vaccines.

Thimerosal is a preservative that is 50 percent mercury, by weight, It began being used in vaccines in the 1930s.