The health secretary has blocked $600 million for Gavi, which provides shots to poor countries, because of his concerns about ...

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Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that prevents bacteria and fungal growth in multi-dose influenza vaccine vials. Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines, including all childhood vaccines, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The preservative thimerosal has been removed from all but a few vaccines, such as multidose ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to vote later this week on the issue of thimerosal in flu vaccines. All eight members of the committee, many of whom have spoken out ...

The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative ...

A CDC advisory committee voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend only single-dose formulations of flu shots that do not contain the preservative thimerosal. The vote follows a shakeup of the Advisory ...

The Trump administration is slow-walking immunization for kids around the world. Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a ...

An expert outlines three things to know about thimerosal safety and why this vaccine ingredient is controversial. Image credit: Luis Velasco/Stocksy. The United States Department of Health and Human ...

Thimerosal, a vaccine ingredient, has garnered attention after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ordered it removed it from all influenza vaccines on Wednesday. Health and Human ...

Health experts were shocked to see that thimerosal, a preservative that has largely been phased out of U.S. vaccines, was on ...