Vaccines and the "measles epidemic" (Part 2)

Now let's look at the primary ingredients of a common vaccine (DTAP):

1) Aluminum Phosphate - a colorless liquid that is corrosive to metals and tissue:

dangerous levels:
H314 (30.84%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
H315 (44.05%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
H319 (44.05%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
H332 (12.33%): Harmful if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, inhalation]
H335 (68.72%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]

Aluminum phosphates decompose on heating at high temperatures. They produce toxic fumes including phosphorus oxides and react violently with strong acids and strong bases.


2) Formaldehyde - Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas at room temperature and has a strong odor. Exposure to formaldehyde may cause adverse health effects. Formaldehyde can cause irritation of the skin, eyes, nose, and throat. High levels of exposure may also cause some types of cancers.


EPA formaldehyde research and risk information
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) toxicological profile for formaldehyde -- IRIS is a human health assessment database that contains information on health effects that may result from exposure to environmental contaminants.
Status of IRIS toxicological review of formaldehyde (inhalation) -- EPA is currently revising its IRIS assessment of formaldehyde to address the 2011 National Academy of Sciences peer review recommendations. This assessment addresses both noncancer and cancer human health effects that are relevant to assessing the risks from chronic inhalation exposure to formaldehyde. When finalized, the updated toxicological profile for formaldehyde will appear in the IRIS database.
Acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for formaldehyde (PDF)(71 pp, 301 K, About PDF) -- AEGLs describe the human health effects to humans from once-in-a-lifetime, or rare, exposure to airborne chemicals. They are used by emergency responders when dealing with chemical spills or other catastrophic exposures.
List of EPA research projects on formaldehyde in EPA's Science Inventory Database


Sources:
www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/facts-about-formaldehyde
www.pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Aluminum_phosphate#section=Health-Hazard