Let's start the debate with a former Playboy bunny's view:

http://gawker.com/375647/jenny-mccarthy-calls-bullshit-on-your-medical-science

The statistics don't support her claims. In the UK, they stopped using the mercury based preservative a few years ago, yet if anything, autism rates have increased.

It's just that the vaccinations are given at about the time autism shows up.

lil mercury ain ne'er hurt anyone. builds character.

lil mercury ain ne'er hurt anyone. builds character.
It's actually true that a little mercury never hurt anyone. Just a little rubella, on the other hand, can indeed be very very bad.