OSC Forwards Public Health Concerns on Vaccines to Congress
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 218
Washington, D.C. 20036-4505
OSC Forwards Public Health Concerns on Vaccines to Congress
For Immediate Release: 5/20/04
Contact: Cathy Deeds
202-254-3600
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today forwarded to Congress hundreds of disclosures alleging public health and safety concerns about childhood vaccines that include a mercury-based preservative known as thimerosal, and its possible link to neurological disorders, including autism. Notwithstanding a new Institute of Medicine study released yesterday that concludes there is no link between thimerosal and autism, the OSC sent copies of the letters to both Senator Judd Gregg and Rep. Joe Barton, to ensure that the proper Congressional oversight committees are aware of these serious allegations.