All the ingredients in vaccines are
safe and have been tested thoroughly (2,4). Even though the ingredients in
vaccines may look unfamiliar when listed, most of them naturally occur in the
body or the environment, and even in the food we eat (4). Each ingredient in a
vaccine has a purpose, such as providing immunity, keeping the vaccine safe and
long lasting, for the production of the vaccine (2). While people are about
chemicals being in vaccines that may cause harm to the human body and that is
true in high amounts. However, the amount used in vaccines is approved by the
FDA. The FDA even says that the amount that is in vaccines is less than occurs
naturally in our metabolic systems (1). There is also no credible scientific
evidence that states low levels of chemicals cause harm (3).
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Resources:
- Biologics Evaluation and Research, & Food and Drug Administration. (2018, April 30). Common Ingredients in U.S. Licensed Vaccines. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/common-ingredients-us-licensed-vaccines
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, August 05). Vaccine Ingredients. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/ingredients.html
- Public Health, S. (2020, April 29). Vaccine Myths Debunked. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccine-myths-debunked/
- World Health Organization. (n.d.). Q&A on vaccines. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.who.int/vaccines/questions-and-answers
