Over the last decade, autism has gone from a rare and misunderstood condition to a disorder that may affect as many as 1.5 million Americans. Without a clear explanation in sight, parents and doctors have worked tirelessly to pinpoint the cause of autism, but the answer remains elusive. Are vaccines the missing link?
Another toxic metal, aluminum, is used as an additive in many childhood vaccines. This includes 250 micrograms in the Hepatitis B vaccine administered at birth. At two months of age, a child could be exposed to 1,250 micrograms of aluminum from vaccinations. If all of this aluminum simultaneously enters the blood, the level would be 25 times higher than what is documented to cause neurological damage in infants. This process is repeated again at 4, 6 and 12 months of age. Aluminum is especially dangerous for people with poor kidney function. Some infants have very limited kidney function. Aluminum in vaccines has now been linked to gulf war illness (8). If aluminum can cause injury to a healthy adult soldier, it isn't hard to imagine the potential damage to a newborn baby.
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