One of the issues that will be considered during the
Immunization Safety Review Committee’s upcoming meeting on thimerosal and
neurodevelopmental outcomes is the toxicity of ethylmercury. As one of its data
gathering activities, the committee asked Dr. Laszlo Magos to answer questions
regarding the toxicity of ethylmercury.
His answers and accompanying reference list are available on our website
at www.iom.edu/imsafety.
The committee welcomes comments on this material.
The committee wishes to note that this represents the
views of Dr. Magos and does NOT necessarily reflect the conclusions the
committee will draw when it deliberates at its July meeting. The committee further notes that this paper
is one source of many that it will review in the course of its deliberations. Comments on this material can be emailed to
the committee at imsafety@nas.edu.
It is most helpful if comments are received by July 9,
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