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

Infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi, MD examines recent claims about the safety of thimerosal, a preservative used in ...

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal ...

The effective removal of thimerosal from influenza vaccines would have limited impact, but it illustrates how the anti-vaccine movement is achieving its goals.

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news ...

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?

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.