Claim:
A Facebook post claims that 21 different vaccines contain significantly higher aluminum content than the Food and Drug Administration’s “safe limit.”
Reasoning:
Aluminum is used in some vaccines as an adjuvant to strengthen the body’s immune response to an antigen. The amount of aluminum in vaccines is relatively small compared to typical levels of human consumption. For instance, a typical infant receives about 4.4 milligrams of aluminum from vaccines in their first six months, less than the 7 milligrams ingested through breastmilk or 38 milligrams from infant formula in the same time frame.
In a 2011 paper published in Elsevier, researchers found that the amount of aluminum absorbed from vaccines and diet through the first year of an infant’s life is significantly less than regulatory safety limits for aluminum. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the minimal risk level for oral intake of aluminum is 1 milligram per day for every kilogram of body weight, far exceeding the 0.005 mg/kg/day “safe limit” referenced in the post.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction. The claim that common childhood vaccines contain dangerous levels of aluminum is not supported by the facts.
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