Thimerosal
11/11/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield
Thimerosal – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts
Thimerosal, also known as thiomersal, is a mercury- and thiosalicylate-containing organic compound with antiseptic, bactericidal, and fungicidal properties. As such, thimerosal has been utilized as an anti-microbial preservative in various pharmaceutical products since the 1930s, including but not limited to vaccines, skin test antigens, and antivenins. Its inclusion in vaccines continued until 1999, whereupon it […]
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