TALLINNEstonia's Social Affairs Ministry last week scrapped a plan to acquire a hepatitis B vaccine because it contained mercury that could prove harmful to newborn babies.The South Korean-made Euvax-B vaccine that the ministry planned to use is banned in the United States because it contains a mercury compound called tiomersal. The European Union has also recommended that drug producers switch to mercury-free vaccines but has not banned Euvax-B.Although there is no definitive evidence that it is harmful, ministry officials said they decided to play it safe by ordering a new tender for a di...
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