Thiomersal was removed from all vaccines as a precautionary measure.
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The scientific consensus—including scientific and medical bodies such as the Institute of Medicine and World Health Organizationas well as governmental agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the CDC—rejects any role for thiomersal in autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Multiple lines of scientific evidence have been cited to support this conclusion: for example, the clinical symptoms of mercury poisoning differ significantly from those of autism. Most conclusively, eight major studies (as of 2008) examined the effect of reductions or removal of thiomersal from vaccines. All eight demonstrated that autism rates failed to decline despite removal of thiomersal, arguing strongly against a causative role.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal_controversy
(wiki has links to the source studies, in case you don't trust the synopsis provided)
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