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Healthy Returns: What to know about a CDC vaccine panel's votes against a mercury preservative in flu shots
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news ...
New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative
A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...
Former CDC expert raises alarm on changes to American vaccine policy
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews former CDC expert, Dr. Fiona Havers, on “This Week.” ...
CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the ...
Unusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America
A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming clearer — one likely to involve fresh scrutiny of established ...
If Thimerosal Is Safe, Why Is It Being Removed From Vaccines?
"This is a very clear effort to shine a light on this anti-vaccine trope: that thimerosal is somehow dangerous.” ...
As new variant spreads, what's the latest COVID-19 vaccine guidance? It's complicated.
As a new COVID-19 variant takes over in the U.S., guidance surrounding vaccines has become increasingly confusing. Changes in ...
CDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations casting doubt on immunization safety
At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ...