Swine flu: your vaccination questions answered (3)
21 Oct, 09 | by dbyrne
BMJ Learning users put questions to Professor David Salisbury, and Dr Peter Holden regarding the UK’s swine flu vaccination programme.
Recorded 14th October 2009.
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Swine flu: your vaccination questions answered (3) [26:39m]:
Dear colleague,
I would be grateful if you could clarify the amount of mercury in each GSK vaccine. I understand that thiomersal contains ethylmercury, a form of mercury different to that found in fish, and more easily metabolised. It would be very useful to quantify the amount of mercury in a single dose of the GSK vaccine in comparison to the amount of mercury you might find in the average tin of tuna. When counselling patients, particularly those who might be pregnant this could be really useful information.
Do you have this information
Kind Regards
Liz Patel
Liz Patel
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Is swine flu vaccine safe in a 2 yr old.
purva patil
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:21 pm