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CDC vaccine advisory panel recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal ...
New advisory panel recommends flu shots only if they don’t contain a certain preservative
The advisory panel first voted, with one abstention, to back the usual U.S. recommendation that nearly everyone age 6 months ...
A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − a drug safety expert explains
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on June 26, 2025, to cease recommending the use of a mercury-based chemical called thimerosal in flu vaccines.