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The preservative is called Thimerosal, and it's included in just 4% of existing flu vaccines, used to help prevent ...
Thimerosal is a preservative that’s been used primarily in multi-dose vaccine vials to prevent contamination with germs. It ...
A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...
One committee member, Vicky Pebsworth, abstained on each vote. MORE: Why is thimerosal back on the CDC's agenda when it's barely in flu shots anymore? Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative, ...
A newly-appointed vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has wrapped up a two-day meeting in Atlanta with recommendations for this year’s immunization schedule ...
During the 2022 flu season, the seasonal flu vaccine prevented 6 million illnesses, averted 65,000 hospitalizations, and prevented 3,700 deaths in the U.S. alone, Shah said.
An influential panel of CDC advisers is slated to vote on a little-used preservative called thimerosal -- a move that has left many vaccine scientists scratching their heads. Thimerosal is an ...
Infectious Disease > Flu & URI In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers — Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC ...
CDC: Flu activity is high in Pennsylvania. Story by Mallory Metzner • 3mo ... To fight the spread it’s also important to wash your hands, cover your cough and self-isolate when you’re sick.