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

Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, has falsely stated the ingredient is a ...

The action will remove from use the very few flu shots that contain the contested preservative, elevating unproven fears it ...

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 US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from ...

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

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

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

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. formally accepted recommendations that would require all vaccine manufacturers to ...

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