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

The mercury-based ingredient has prompted concerns from some organizations, although the CDC has said there is no evidence it ...

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

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

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

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signed off on a recommendation from an advisory ...

Although it has been largely phased out of U.S. vaccines, thimerosal has long been targeted by anti-vaccine advocates.

US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has formally signed off on a recommendation to remove ...

Following a recommendation from a panel of CDC advisors, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday ordered that the ...

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

Last month, the restructured ACIP voted 5-1 with one abstention to recommend that children, pregnant women, and all other ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signed off on a recommendation to remove thimerosal from all ...