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CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the ...
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Vaccine additive thimerosal deemed unsafe by the CDC: 3 things to know
Infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi, MD examines recent claims about the safety of thimerosal, a preservative used in ...
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4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosal
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal ...
Healthy Returns: What to know about a CDC vaccine panel's votes against a mercury preservative in flu shots
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news ...
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As the CDC weighs flu shots without thimerosal, here's what to know : Shots - Health News - NPR
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
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What is thimerosal, the flu vaccine ingredient targeted by RFK Jr.?
It would be limited. In the most recent flu season, 94 percent of all influenza vaccines administered in the U.S. were thimerosal free, according to the CDC. The rate was even higher for shots ...
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CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines - AOL
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.