HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named eight new members to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) -- some of whom were seen as contrarians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frank DeStefano, MD, MPH, was there in the early days of the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), which first came online in 1990, when the agency convinced four health maintenance organizations ...

Mercury-based preservative thimerosal is in the spotlight, as a CDC committee votes to recommend single-dose flu vaccines without the controversial ingredient for all age groups.

CDC panel, reshaped by RFK Jr., rejects thimerosal flu shots and backs RSV drug amid resignations, expert criticism and procedural concerns.

(CNN) — A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that Americans receive influenza vaccines that are free of thimerosal ...

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An outside group of experts agreed that the CDC should recommend a new antibody drug that offers protection against RSV for infants and babies.

New CDC vaccine panel bans thimerosal-based flu shots Thimerosal has a small amount of mercury that preserves some vaccines Anti-vaccine advocates say the chemical causes autism in children despite ...

The CDC has also refuted the claim. “Even after thimerosal was removed from almost all childhood vaccines, autism rates continued to increase, which is the opposite of what would be expected if ...