the use of thiomersal-containing vaccines to protect against these diseases averted at least 1 400 000 child deaths in 2010.

a: thiomersal is the most widely-used preservative for vaccines.

答：硫柳汞是疫苗中最广泛使用的防腐剂。

q: does the amount of thiomersal in vaccines pose a health risk ?

问：疫苗中硫柳汞的剂量是否会对健康构成风险？

does the amount of thiomersal in vaccines pose a health risk ?

疫苗中硫柳汞的含量是否会带来健康风险？

the safety of thiomersal has been rigorously reviewed by scientific groups.

学术团体对硫柳汞的安全性进行了严格的审查。

this is not justified given the lack of evidence indicating a problem with the safety of thiomersal in vaccines.

考虑到证明疫苗中硫柳汞的安全性存在问题的证据不足，没有理由这样去做。

however, thiomersal, the preservative in some vaccines, contains ethyl mercury not methyl mercury.

然而，在某些疫苗中用作防腐剂的硫柳汞含乙基汞，并非含甲基汞。

thiomersal-containing vaccines are used widely across the world.

含有硫柳汞的疫苗在全世界得到广泛应用。

will pandemic vaccines contain thiomersal, which some believe is a risk to health?

大流行性流感疫苗是否将含有某些人认为构成健康风险的硫柳汞？

what is who's position on thiomersal-containing vaccines, as they pertain to the treaty ?

由于含有硫柳汞的疫苗与该条约有关，世卫组织的立场是什么？

thiomersal-containing vaccines are being used in over 120 countries.

超过120个国家使用含有硫柳汞的疫苗。

thiomersal is a commonly used vaccine preservative to prevent vaccine contamination by bacteria during use.

硫柳汞是一种常用的疫苗防腐剂，用以防止在使用过程中疫苗被细菌污染。

however, thiomersal contains ethyl mercury, not methyl mercury.

但是，硫柳汞含有的成分是乙基汞而不是甲基汞。

thiomersal is an organic mercury-containing compound added to some vaccines as a preservative.

硫柳汞是一种作为防腐剂添加到某些疫苗中的有机含汞化合物。

other childhood vaccines containing thiomersal were not implicated.

研究没有涉及其他含硫柳汞的儿童疫苗。

replacing thiomersal in vaccines would require regulatory approval.

替换疫苗中的硫柳汞还需要管制审批。

however, thiomersal contains ethyl mercury, not methyl mercury, and ethyl and methyl mercury are quite different.

但是，硫柳汞中含有乙基汞，而非甲基汞，这两种汞的区别很大。

thiomersal, however, contains ethyl mercury, not methyl mercury, and ethyl and methyl mercury are quite different.

然而，硫柳汞中所含的是乙基汞，而非甲基汞，乙基汞和甲基汞有很大区别。

is there research ongoing to evaluate the relative effectiveness of alternative preservatives to thiomersal ?

有没有正在进行的评估硫柳汞替代性防腐剂相对有效性的研究？

there is no evidence of toxicity in infants, children or adults, including pregnant women, exposed to thiomersal in vaccines.

没有证据表明接触疫苗中硫柳汞的婴儿、儿童或成人（包括孕妇）出现中毒现象。

as with vaccines that contain thiomersal, safe limits have been defined for organic mercury compounds in these products.

与含有硫柳汞的疫苗一样，有机汞化合物在这些产品中的安全限量也有明确规定。