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Vaccines have been rigorously tested, reviewed, and monitored for decades. They are one of the greatest success stories in ...

Thimerosal, which contains an organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phased out as a preservative for vaccines. Here’s ...

"This is a very clear effort to shine a light on this anti-vaccine trope: that thimerosal is somehow dangerous.” ...

A CDC advisory has recommended to ban the use of thimerosal in flu shots despite no evidence that it causes any harm.

The overhauled US panel reviewing vaccine data is set to vote on a mercury-based compound and a common childhood vaccine one ...

It is rarely included in vaccines in the United States. The flu shot was the sole routinely recommended vaccine to include ...

A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...

The preservative thimerosal has been removed from all but a few vaccines, and studies have confirmed no link to ...

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the ...

The preservative is in a small share of flu shots and has been studied for decades. Experts say it’s safe — despite Kennedy’s long opposition.

A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing ...