Written answers
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Department of Health and Children
Vaccination Programme
9:00 pm
P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if mercury is still a constituent of the DPT vaccine given to babies at the age of two months, four months, and six months; if she will confirm that EU regulations want it removed; when it will be removed from the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34451/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I have had enquiries made of the Irish Medicines Board, which is the expert authority in Ireland regarding medicinal products, and I am advised that paediatric vaccines, including the DTP vaccine, do not contain mercury or mercury compounds.
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