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Hawkeyes Eye Mercury

Iowa becomes the first state to ban thimerosal from vaccines

By Annette Fuentes

With little fanfare or national media attention, Iowa Gov. Thomas J. Vilsack on May 14 signed into law a state ban on the use of thimerosal, a mercury preservative used in vaccines. Iowa becomes the first state in the country to ban thimerosal, which is at the center of medical and legal debates over the cause of autism disorders, now affecting… return to article

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