List of vaccine ingredients (does it contain mercury?)

There is a lot of conflicting information about vaccine content. For example a vaccine containing mercury. More information is circulating that is untrue than true. Actually, what are the main ingredients of vaccines? Is there really mercury? You need to find out the facts below.

Know the vaccine content

The main content of vaccines is usually called the active ingredient. Active ingredients are ingredients that will stimulate the activity of the immune system so that it is better able to fight disease. This vaccine, which aims to maintain the human immune system, also contains several other ingredients such as water.

The main ingredients of the vaccine are viruses or bacteria. Why are viruses or bacteria injected into the human body? Relax, you don't need to worry, these viruses and bacteria have been weakened. That is, when these weakened germs enter the body, you will not get the disease. In fact, your immune system gets stronger.

The reason is, your immune system has recognized the germs of this dangerous disease through vaccines so that one day when the original germs enter the body, you will be immune to the disease.

Vaccines are produced to produce maximum benefits for the human body. Some of the active ingredients used as vaccine ingredients are made by taking part of the viral DNA, and inserting it into other cells to make it active. The combination of DNA and viruses is indeed effective in preventing several infectious diseases.

Some vaccines whose ingredients have been combined with other viruses or bacteria is the hepatitis vaccine. This vaccine uses hepatitis B virus DNA and other cell DNA. Later this combination will produce protein. This protein is the active ingredient in the vaccine that will prevent hepatitis.

What other ingredients are in the vaccine?

Apart from the active ingredients, there are adjuvant that is in the vaccine content. These are known as adjuvants. Where these ingredients function to maximize the efficacy of vaccines against disease.

The combination of the main active ingredient (antigen) and adjuvant this is more potent than using the antigen vaccine alone. However, please also note that adjuvant this is more often used using aluminum salt material.

Yes, this aluminum salt is permitted by the FDA (Foods and Drugs Administration, equivalent to the Indonesian Food and Drug Administration) for only 1.14 milligrams per vaccine dose. The POM says that the use of aluminum salts in vaccines is safe and effective.

Apart from the two active ingredients and auxiliary ingredients, vaccines also contain liquid solvents. Usually using clean water or sodium chloride, which is also used as an intravenous solution.

Apart from solvents, there are stabilizers. This content serves to stabilize the vaccine during hot or cold conditions, for example. Usually, content stabilizers these are made from either sugar (sucrose and lactose) or protein (albumin and gelatin).

There is a preservative in the vaccine content

Apart from the three ingredients, there is also a preservative in it. Basically, vaccines do need a preservative, but not all vaccines. This preservative is needed to prevent the growth of microorganisms so that the vaccine continues to function properly.

Unfortunately, of the 4 types of preservatives, there is 1 preservative that is widely debated. Thimerosal is a preservative in vaccines whose issues can cause autism and ADHD because it is made from mercury. However, several advanced studies found no link between vaccines and autism or ADHD.

While the mercury content itself has been proven safe for the body in various studies around the world. Moreover, thimerosal which is made from mercury is also a chemical substance that is easily and quickly removed by the body. Therefore, mercury will not precipitate and harm you.

However, to reduce risk and public unrest, today's modern vaccines no longer use thimerosal. Some vaccines still contain thimerosal, but the dosage is very small. It is also important to remember, the risk of developing diseases that could have been prevented by giving vaccines is still greater than the risks that may be caused by thimerosal.