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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
'No evidence of harm' from vaccine ingredient opposed by US panel: WHO
The World Health Organization insisted Friday that there was no evidence of any harm from an important vaccine ingredient, ...
Mass. doctor questions CDC panel stance on thimerosal in flu vaccines
A CDC panel recommended against flu vaccines with thimerosal, a preservative falsely linked to autism. Experts warn the ...
The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast
America’s vaccine advisory committee is now taking seriously a baseless anti-vaccine flashpoint.
Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative
A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...