As one of the list mothers you always protest that there is no link between mercury and autism. With all the recent posts in news articles about conflicts of interest on medical studies/outcomes today funded by drug companies, I think subscribers to the list can assume that this is you and your husband’s personal position, Kathy. Many of us who post feel differently regarding vaccines and will continue to share and report such information. There Is no reason to assume that in the last 20+ years and the increase in required childhood vaccines from 8 to 30 that there would be no link to thimerasol preserved vaccines. Vaccines without thimerasol are now available and we should all encourage any new mothers and fathers we personally know to request the vaccines they choose to utilize be without it. This is another form of preventative medicine. I know I will accompany my daughter and future grandchild on their pediatric visits to address this issue if thimerasol is not yet completely off the market by then. Judy Ritchie *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html