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CDC immunization panel recommends against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal
Thimerosal is a preservative that’s been used primarily in multi-dose vaccine vials to prevent contamination with germs. It ...
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 ...
US CDC panel broadly recommends flu shots free from thimerosal
The external committee advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted that all adults ...
Why is thimerosal back on the CDC's agenda when it's barely in flu shots anymore?
Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Former leader of anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr. to present at first meeting of new CDC vaccine advisers
A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense will present this week on thimerosal in flu vaccines at a ...
CDC advisers endorse flu shots — except for a few targeted by antivaccine activists
New vaccine advisers endorse this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American but throw in a twist: Only use certain shots free of thimerosal.