JRE #2462 - Aaron Siri · Aired Mar 3, 2026
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ICAN FOIA request revealed the CDC had no studies on thimerosal safety.
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The CDC's actual response to ICAN's lawsuit listed 20 peer reviewed studies, including 13 specifically on thimerosal, not zero. Fact checkers who reviewed the court filing found ICAN's 'no studies' framing was inaccurate, since thimerosal research existed and at least one study directly covered the specific childhood vaccines ICAN had asked about. Health authorities like the CDC and WHO have decades of published thimerosal safety research on record.
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Is it true that ICAN FOIA request revealed the CDC had no studies on thimerosal safety?
No, not as stated. The CDC's actual response to ICAN's lawsuit listed 20 peer reviewed studies, including 13 specifically on thimerosal, not zero. It was said on JRE #2462 - Aaron Siri, aired Mar 3, 2026, at 1:05:30. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is science.feedback.org, linked below.
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