Autism, Mercury and the California Numbers

Commentary
By David Kirby

For months now, a mantra of the thimerosal defenders has been as follows: "Mercury was removed from vaccines years ago, and we have not seen a drop in autism rates." It looks like they might have to find a new slogan.

Freshly reported numbers out of California show that new cases entering that state's disability system (children who are three-to-four years old and newly diagnosed with autism) have indeed dropped since 2002, marking the first decline in new autism cases since California began tracking the mysterious disorder.

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David Kirby is author of "Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic" (St. Martin's Press 2005) www.evidenceofharm.com

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