14. The Thimerosal Bait and Switch

In 2001, the US government and pharmaceutical companies phased out thimerosal from the vaccines. What was a precautionary measure became the seed of a coverup accusation and start of an industry bent of spreading disinformation about all vaccines. Focusing on several people who popularized the "vaccines cause autism" meme, we lay the groundwork for the damage that they would do in the following episode of the podcast.

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