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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 ...
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CDC vaccine panel recommends avoiding thimerosal in flu vaccines
Used in very low amounts, thimerosal has been used since the 1930s to prevent contamination in multidose vaccine vials, and ...
The Anti-Vax Movement Solidifies Control of the CDC’s Vaccine Committee
In a series of votes Thursday, the CDC’s vaccine committee voted against the use of thimerosal, an ingredient that has long ...
As CDC vaccine experts debate study data, U fact checker finds errors
Concerns raised by University of Minnesota’s Dr. David Boulware correct record before a federal vaccine advisory committee ...
CDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations expected to cast doubt on immunization safety
At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ...
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ACIP proposes new work group to probe childhood vaccine schedules following RFK Jr. upheaval
While the first meeting of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reshuffled Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices didn’t yield any ...
CDC’s overhauled vaccine panel presses on despite concerns
Public health community has raised concerns about how the newly-picked vaccine panel may influence decisions going forward.
CDC panel says it will review childhood vaccine schedule
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee wrapped up the first day of its meeting since ...
Why Kennedy’s overhaul of a key CDC committee could lead to ‘vaccine chaos’ in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will gather this ...