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

Mercury, the element, is no longer used in thermometers, but it remains at the center of a decades-long debate over vaccine ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

The mercury-based ingredient has prompted concerns from some organizations, although the CDC has said there is no evidence it ...

The United States will stop distributing all influenza vaccines that contain mercury-based preservative thimerosal, marking ...

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

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

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. formally accepted recommendations that would require all vaccine manufacturers to ...

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 ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signed off on a recommendation from an advisory ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has announced a commitment to developing and releasing maternal ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently voted ...