A key vaccine committee, newly appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted against recommending certain vaccines that contain a preservative long targeted by ...

Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that prevents bacteria and fungal growth in multi-dose influenza vaccine vials. Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines, including all childhood vaccines, ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to vote later this week on the issue of thimerosal in flu vaccines. All eight members of the committee, many of whom have spoken out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The preservative thimerosal has been removed from all but a few vaccines, such as multidose ...

The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative ...

A CDC advisory committee voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend only single-dose formulations of flu shots that do not contain the preservative thimerosal. The vote follows a shakeup of the Advisory ...

An expert outlines three things to know about thimerosal safety and why this vaccine ingredient is controversial. Image credit: Luis Velasco/Stocksy. The United States Department of Health and Human ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recently remade by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted Thursday in favor of only recommending flu shots that don’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A key vaccine committee, newly appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted against recommending ...