Tom B. is really threatened. He has tried to spam this article with maximum verbiage that no one will bother to read...least of all himself.

First of all, if you are going to attempt to flame me, at least have the guts to include me in your response.

Second, most people don't find reading such a difficult endeavor as you do. It is obvious you don't want to be bothered with the facts.

The scary thing is that mercury, a known neurotoxin, is still in the vaccine

That is a complete, utter, and abject LIE. Thimerosal is not now, nor has it ever, been used as a preservative in the MMR vaccine.

Nobody would eat fish with mercury, so why inject your kid with mercury...and why can't moms make their own decision?

You can't make it through ONE post without screwing the pooch, can you?

ALL fish contain mercury, at higher levels than you would get with a Thimerosal contining vaccine (which, incidentally are ALL being phased out because of whining from people like you.):

Mercury Levels in Seafood Species

The following tables provide the mean and range of mercury levels in a variety of fish and shellfish

Table 1
Fish With Highest Mercury Levels
SPECIES	MEAN (PPM)	RANGE (PPM)	NO. OF SAMPLES
Tilefish	1.45	0.65-3.73	60
*Swordfish	1.00	0.10-3.22	598
King Mackerel	0.73	0.30-1.67	213
*Shark	0.96	0.05-4.54	324

Table 2
Fish and Shellfish With Much Lower Mercury Levels
SPECIES	MEAN (PPM)	RANGE (PPM)	NO. OF SAMPLES
Grouper (Mycteroperca)	0.43	0.05-1.35	64
Tuna (fresh or frozen)	0.32	ND-1.30	191
*Lobster Northern (American)	0.31	0.05-1.31	88
Grouper (Epinephelus)	0.27	0.19-0.33	48
*Halibut	0.23	0.02-0.63	29
*Sablefish	0.22	ND-0.70	102
*Pollock	0.20	ND-0.78	107
*Tuna (canned)	0.17	ND-0.75	248
*Crab Blue	0.17	0.02-0.50	94
*Crab Dungeness	0.18	0.02-0.48	50
*Crab Tanner	0.15	ND-0.38	55
*Crab King	0.09	0.02-0.24	29
*Scallop	0.05	ND-0.22	66
*Catfish	0.07	ND-0.31	22
*Salmon (fresh, frozen or canned)	ND	ND-0.18	52
*Oysters	ND	ND-0.25	33
*Shrimps	ND	ND	22

Table 3
Fish With Methylmercury Levels Based on Limited Sampling

Data presented in Table 3 are based on limited sample sizes and therefore have a much greater degree of uncertainty
SPECIES	MEAN (PPM)	RANGE (PPM)	NO. OF SAMPLES
*Red Snapper	0.60	0.07-1.46	10
Marlin	0.47	0.25-0.92	13
Moonfish	0.60	0.60	1
Orange Roughy	0.58	0.42-0.76	9
Bass Saltwater	0.49	0.10-0.91	9
Trout Freshwater	0.42	1.22 (max)	NA
Bluefish	0.30	0.20-0.40	2
Croaker	0.28	0.18-0.41	15
Trout Seawater	0.27	ND-1.19	4
*Cod (Atlantic)	0.19	ND-0.33	11
Mahi Mahi	0.19	0.12-0.25	15
*Ocean Perch	0.18	ND-0.31	10
Haddock (Atlantic)	0.17	0.07-0.37	10
Whitefish	0.16	ND-0.31	2
Herring	0.15	0.016-0.28	8
*Spiny Lobster	0.13	ND-0.27	8
Perch Freshwater	0.11	0.10-0.31	4
Perch Saltwater	0.10	0.10-0.15	6
Flounder/Sole	0.04	ND-0.18	17
*Clams	ND	ND	6
Tilapia	ND	ND	8

*Fish and shellfish among the most consumed of the domestic seafood market

Sources of methylmercury data:

FDA database FY 85-99
EPA Mercury Study Report to Congress, 1997
A Survey of the Occurrence of Mercury in the Fishery Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Report (2000)
NMFS 1976, 1978 Report