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What is thimerosal, does it have side effects and why is RFK Jr. removing the controversial preservative from the flu shot?

The mercury-based ingredient has prompted concerns from some organizations, although the CDC has said there is no evidence it ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a major Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently voted ...

The United States will stop distributing all influenza vaccines that contain mercury-based preservative thimerosal, marking ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signed off on a recommendation from an advisory ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

The decision follows last month’s vote of the CDC’s revamped vaccine advisory committee. Thimerosal, mostly removed from ...

The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human ...

The controversial preservative thimerosal will be stripped from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.