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"This is a very clear effort to shine a light on this anti-vaccine trope: that thimerosal is somehow dangerous.” ...
And this time, it’s not just fringe actors fanning the flames. It’s policymakers. It’s media personalities. It’s individuals ...
Thimerosal has been at the heart of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s antivaccine activism for 20 ...
Other administration news: A Canadian man died in ICE custody. And Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won his fight ...
The preservative is in only a small fraction of influenza vaccine vials, specifically the multi-dose vials that constitute a ...
RFK Jr. has long linked thimerosal to autism – a connection that extensive scientific research has thoroughly debunked.
A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing ...
Hear what ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Henry Miller have to say about the falsehoods of thimerosal claims in regards to vaccine safety, and perhaps the unintended consequences ...
The mercury-based preservative has come under fire from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and health secretary ...
Thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its use already limited to a few multi-dose flu ...
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.
It’s a question laid to rest years ago, as studies showed no evidence that the preservative causes any health problems.