Originally Posted by
GarGar
I also have to get fully vaccinated for work, but I have a personal aversion to many vaccines which use mercury-based preservatives. It says right on the pamphlet (yes, they have them where I work and yes, I've read them) that it may contain mercury. If it's bad for mercury to go through my digestive system by eating contaminated fish, why in the heck is it any better being injected directly into my bloodstream?
Edit: The science behind vaccination in general is sound, and it's a good idea to teach your immune system to fight off baddies. But cmon, find something other than mercury to preserve it with, which was invented as a preservative almost a hundred years ago.