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Thimerosal, which contains an organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phased out as a preservative for vaccines. Here’s ...
Thimerosal has been at the heart of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s antivaccine activism for 20 ...
The preservative is in only a small fraction of influenza vaccine vials, specifically the multi-dose vials that constitute a ...
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the ...
It’s a question laid to rest years ago, as studies showed no evidence that the preservative causes any health problems.
The mercury-based preservative has come under fire from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
ACIP voted to recommend against anyone — adult, child and pregnant person — receiving a seasonal flu vaccine with the mercury ...
Things kicked off again in 1999, when the FDA reviewed the use of thimerosal in childhood vaccines. It found no evidence of ...
The World Health Organization insisted Friday that there was no evidence of any harm from an important vaccine ingredient, ...
Some members of the scientific community have concern that they’re coming out of the COVID pandemic—exposure to the virus, ...
Top health groups say the new CDC vaccine panel lacks credibility and advise using past, science-backed guidelines instead.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) upheld ...