Activists Want Ban on DTP Shot
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Campaigners in Great Britain have called for a ban on the diptheria, tetanus and pertusis or whipping cough vaccine. The vaccine is usually given to infants in the second month of life.
Although there is no evidence linking the DTP vaccine to any ill health effects, Action Against Autism urged the British government to ban the vaccine because it uses thiomersal as a preservative. Thiomersal contains small amounts of mercury which some groups have claimed contribute to or cause autism.
The British Department of Health responded to the suggested ban by saying,
All vaccines are tested for their safety and efficacy. Recent reviews by the Committee on the Safety of Medicines and the US Institute of Medicine found no evidence of any effect of low doses of thiomersal on childhood development.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair also publicly rejected banning the DTP vaccine, saying there was no evidence that it was unsafe.
Source:
Fresh fears over child vaccines. The BBC, January 14, 2003.
Tags: Vaccination