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Newly-Formulated DTaP Vaccine Approved With Only Trace Amounts Of Thimerosal.(Brief Article)
2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
On March 7, 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a newly formulated version of Tripedia, a diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine without preservatives and with only a trace amount of thimerosal.
"This approval is significant because now all routinely recommended pediatric vaccines will be available as either completely thimerosal-free or without any significant amounts of thimerosal, a preservative that contains mercury," said Dr. Bernard Schwetz, acting principal deputy commissioner at the FDA. "Although thimerosal is a very effective preservative, the Public Health Service recommended that thimerosal should be reduced or eliminated from vaccines as soon as possible to minimize the exposure of infants and young children to mercury."
Tripedia now contains less than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per dose - a greater than 95% reduction in the amount of thimerosal per dose compared to the original version of Tripedia.
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