Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine panel votes to stop recommending flu shots containing thimerosal, which government agencies and medical experts say is safe.

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Current flu vaccines contain three different strains of influenza, which are selected by doctors who monitor what strains are circulating toward the tail end of the prior flu season.

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal ...

New-Look ACIP Votes No to Flu Vaccines With Thimerosal — Panel backs routine annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older ...

A few moments before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee voted 6-0 to recommend all Americans aged 6 months and older receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.

A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other drugs. Doctors and ...

Although a flu shot doesn’t guarantee one won’t catch the flu, the vaccine still counts as one of the most effective lifesaving public health tools we have.