Mercury, the element, is no longer used in thermometers, but it remains at the center of a decades-long debate over vaccine ...

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

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

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

Banning vaccine ingredients without cause increases the perceived risk of vaccines," one prominent health group said.

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

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

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

The federal government is recommending flu vaccines remove the preservative thimerosal after Health and Human Services ...

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

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