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The majority of flu vaccines contain thimerosal, a preservative form of mercury that protects large batches of vaccine from contamination. The EPA classifies a liquid with 200 parts per billion of mercury as hazardous waste, but one flu shot contains 25 micrograms, or 50,000 parts per billion, of mercury.
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"Journal Sentinel;" Most Flu Shots Contain Mercury, But Few Know It; Raquel Rutledge; November 2007
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