title: Thimerosal in vaccines - white, black, or quite the opposite?.
abstract: This article analyzes the recent controversy regarding the introduction of a bill to Chilean Congress that aims to ban thiomersal and/or any trace of organomercurial compounds from vaccines in the country. Rather than providing a formal overview of all available evidence, this analysis focuses on the reasons behind the controversy, the scientific evidence invoked by both sides in the debate, and the anomalies in the healthcare decision-making process.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rada
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D011310:Preservatives, Pharmaceutical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D013849:Thimerosal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011310:Preservatives, Pharmaceutical; D014612:Vaccines; D013849:Thimerosal