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What Is Thimerosal? Why Most Vaccines Don’t Contain Mercury Anymore
Thimerosal, which contains an organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phased out as a preservative for vaccines. Here’s ...
New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative
A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...
What to Know About the Vaccine Preservative Thimerosal
It is rarely included in vaccines in the United States. The flu shot was the sole routinely recommended vaccine to include ...
Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last ...
CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the ...
The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast
America’s vaccine advisory committee is now taking seriously a baseless anti-vaccine flashpoint.
Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative
A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
Kennedy's revamped vaccine panel to reevaluate childhood vaccines
On Thursday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will hear a presentation from Lyn Redwood, a former ...