It's a two-sided issue that has stimulated the health world for some time - are flu vaccines safe?
Much of mainstream science has concluded the perservatives in flu vaccines don't offer any significant health risks. Some studies suggest otherwise.
Yesterday, we covered the Ball State Truth Movement's protest of the preservative Thimerosal, which is used in one of the flu vaccines offered in the Amelia T. Wood Health Center. In the past 48 hours, we've received multiple reader e-mails voicing their opinions on the issue.
We want to share what you had to say.
Sunny Polito, the mother of three sons, is all for the Truth Movement's protest and cause. Polito's two youngest children, 3-year-old twins Luke and Campbell, have autism. She received a flu vaccination 7 1/2 months into her pregnancy, and both her children received flu vaccinations before they were 8 months old.
Polito blames Thimerosal for her sons' autism.
"Tony, Good for you!" she wrote. "... Omission of facts is lying. Oh, and lying is lying. We have been lied to and my kids, and thousands more just like them, are paying the price. Keep up the good work! The truth needs to be told!!! Thank you for your work in this area!""
Polito added she has been doing her own research since her children were diagnosed with autism, and she is gaining more information on the issue.
But, certainly not everyone agrees with Polito's opinion.
One reader, Tim Horan, offered the other side of the argument discussing the safety of flu vaccines. Horan notes that the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control cleared Thimerosal as safe.
"Sorry, I'll put my money with mainstream science any day," Horan wrote. "Not one shred of legitamate evidence indicates that Thimerosal in any vaccine caused harm."
If you have anything to add on the subject, please send your thoughts to DayWatch editor Ryan Wood at daywatch@bsudailynews.com
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