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RFK Jr. Approves Removal of Flu Vaccine Preservative That Antivaccine Activists Link to Autism
The CDC says there is no evidence of harm from mercury-based thimerosal.
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RFK Jr. Affirms ACIP's Contentious Call to Pull Thimerosal From Flu Vaccines
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation ...
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HHS To Remove Little-Used Thimerosal From All Influenza Vaccines
The decision follows last month’s vote of the CDC’s revamped vaccine advisory committee. Thimerosal, mostly removed from vaccines decades ago, has long been a target of anti-vaccine advocates for ...
RFK Jr. shifts the CDC's COVID vaccine guidance. What Texas families should know
During a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d like all ...
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Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. Is it time for a vaccine?
The new shots won’t be available until the fall, and are expected to be approved only for adults 65 and up and kids and ...
Vaccine divide widens after CDC committee shake-up
Politics have largely stayed out of Julie Linton’s South Carolina pediatrician’s office over the years — that is, until ...
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HHS moves to remove thimerosal from influenza vaccines
HHS announced on Wednesday that it has adopted a recommendation from a CDC committee to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines.
Sliding vaccine rates hang over vote on CDC director nominee as US measles cases hit dangerous milestone
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the ...
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The Best Time to Get an RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
The CDC recently updated RSV vaccine recommendations to include certain adults aged 50 and up. When is the best time to get ...