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

Flu shots that have more than one dose of vaccine contain thimerosal; other versions don’t have it. HHS said Wednesday that ...

Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that ...

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

Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, has been incorrectly linked to the development of autism by antivaccine groups.

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

The decision follows last month’s vote of the CDC’s revamped vaccine advisory committee. Thimerosal, mostly removed from ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a major Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ...

Doctors and infectious disease experts stress that flu vaccines are safe, and they are especially important for older adults ...

RFK Jr.’s vaccine-safety investigator has previously used government vaccine data to publish research with glaring flaws.

Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, has falsely stated the ingredient is a ...

The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human ...