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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 mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Backs Only Mercury-Free Flu Shots

The overhauled US panel reviewing vaccine data is set to vote on a mercury-based compound and a common childhood vaccine one day after it announced plans to reconsider childhood vaccine schedules.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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 Americans receive influenza vaccines that are free of thimerosal even though there is no evidence of harm from the preservative.

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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 ...

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What is Thimerosal, vaccine preservative called ‘toxic’ by US health chief?

The preservative is in only a small fraction of influenza vaccine vials, specifically the multi-dose vials that constitute a ...

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 ...

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What is thimerosal? The rarely-used vaccine preservative targeted by RFK Jr

What is thimerosal? The rarely-used vaccine preservative targeted by RFK Jr - Thimerosal has long been considered safe by ...

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RFK Jr. appoints longtime anti-vaccine ally Lyn Redwood to HHS position

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hired an anti-vaccine advocate and longtime ally to a position at the Health and ...

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Unusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America

A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming clearer — one likely to involve fresh scrutiny of established ...

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Is There Thimerosal in Vaccines, And Is It Safe? Here's What The Science Says

An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines is meeting for the first time ...

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Kennedy’s vaccine panel met for the first time. Here’s what to know.

The meeting offered a glimpse into how the new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will operate — and how federal vaccine policy is beginning to reflect Kennedy’s personal views.

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