Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The change won't affect most people seeking the flu vaccine because thimerosal is not added to single-dose vials; it's added only to multidose vials to prevent bacteria from growing. The HHS secretary ...

The CDC says there is no evidence of harm from mercury-based thimerosal.

A CDC advisory panel vote to recommend against use of seasonal influenza vaccines containing small amounts of thimerosal followed a presentation that misled on the risks of the rarely used ...