収束ゾーンでのライフ: Life in the Convergence Zone

I used to work at a large pharma that makes vaccines. Thimerosol (the preservatant used in vaccines that contains mercury compounds) has not been used in vaccines since 2000 (except one, not sure which one it is, possibly flu). Also, incidents of autism have rose over the past decade because the definition of autism has become much broader (and cases of true autism have actually declined).

Very little burns me up more than hearing the tired old "mercury in vaccines causes autism" argument. The vocal groups that keep pushing this outdated, disproven reasoning are preventing autism research from progressing to a more plausible level (the argument that multiple vaccines given at once may cause autism, for instance, actually has merit). This news disturbs me and I believe I will write the transition team what I wrote here.