SB 5305 - DIGEST


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Provides that, beginning July 1, 2006, a person who is known to be pregnant or who is under three years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine or injected with a mercury-containing product that contains more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose.

Declares that, notwithstanding this provision, an influenza vaccine may contain up to 1.0 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose.