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Kennedy's vaccine committee endorses preservative-free fall flu shots

  • On Thursday, a newly appointed vaccine advisory committee voted 5-1 to recommend single-dose flu vaccines free of thimerosal for children, adults, and pregnant women in the U.S.
  • This vote follows longstanding concerns about thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative largely removed from childhood vaccines since 2001 as a precaution despite no evidence of harm.
  • During the meeting, committee member Levi raised safety questions about clinical trials of a new RSV antibody shot also endorsed that day, while Dr. Pebsworth abstained due to vote wording objections.
  • Pediatrician Meissner emphasized that the danger posed by influenza far exceeds the minimal and unproven risks associated with thimerosal, noting that nearly all flu vaccines given in the U.S. during the previous flu season did not contain thimerosal.
  • The recommendations uphold existing vaccine safety standards and support continued use of preservative-free flu vaccines, while recommending a new RSV shot to protect infants in the respiratory virus season.
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The newly-occupied CDC Vaccine Board of Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted on the use of mercury additives in influenza vaccines. The result was clear. There is no longer to be any recommendation for such vaccines. However, the Board voted for an equally highly problematic RSV vaccine recommendation for newborns. Mercury in vaccines has been highly controversial for a long time. Meanwhile, there are only a few vaccines that rely on …

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The Conversation broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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