> No, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines do not and never did contain thimerosal. Varicella (chickenpox), inactivated polio (IPV), and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have also never contained thimerosal.
Additionally, you get more mercury from breathing in pollution from coal burning power plants than you ever will from vaccinations.
Folks who are concerned about things like thimersol are typically also very concerned about other sources of metal poisoning. And that's a whole other ball of wax that's quite controversial.
Avoiding vaccinations due to scientifically unsupported fears (and often blatantly wrong information, like that MMR ever had thimerosal) about mercury and other preservatives is like avoiding breathing to prevent pollution poisoning. Neither one makes much sense.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Concerns/thimerosal/thimero...
> No, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines do not and never did contain thimerosal. Varicella (chickenpox), inactivated polio (IPV), and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have also never contained thimerosal.
Additionally, you get more mercury from breathing in pollution from coal burning power plants than you ever will from vaccinations.