Thimerosal Discouraged in US Flu Vaccines, Breaking with WHO Guidance

What is thimerosal? The rarely-used vaccine preservative targeted by RFK Jr

Thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its use already limited to a few multi-dose flu shots

Thimerosal discouraged in US flu vaccines, breaking with WHO guidance

A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The decision marks a dramatic shift in vaccine policy, as thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its use already limited to a few multi-dose flu shots. RFK Jr. has long linked thimerosal to autism – a connection that exten…

By Gutting Vaccine Panel, RFK Jr. Ensured That 'A Lot Of Americans Are Going To Die'

Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Republican from Louisiana, is also a doctor. He put up resistance last February to Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Bobby," as Trump likes to call him, has long cast doubts on the safety of vaccines that have saved millions from death or serious disease while causing almost no problems.Kennedy is an ignoramus on such matters and has a few loose screws besides…

Revamped CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Takes Vote On Flu Shots Containing Thimerosal

Thimerosal, a controversial mercury-based preservative, faced a consequential vote at the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting. The panel advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the vaccine schedule and held its first meeting since Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. retired prior members. HHS Secretary Robert...

Key vaccine panel recommends banning thimerosal from shots, but CDC’s own research says its harmless

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s key vaccine panel has voted 5-1 to ban thimerosal, a harmless preservative used in a small portion of flu vaccines, in what critics say is a nod to vaccine skeptics who have fixated…