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CDC panel recommends flu vaccines without key preservative

The preservative is called Thimerosal, and it's included in just 4% of existing flu vaccines, used to help prevent contamination in multi-dose vials. Its use has drawn controversy because it contains a small amount of mercury.

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CDC advisory panel, selected by RFK Jr., recommends thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines

A CDC advisory panel has recommended that the preservative thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines, a largely symbolic move but one that could sow doubts about safety.

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Amid scrutiny, CDC vaccine panel recommends flu shots, but only doses without a debated 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.

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RFK Jr. wins his fight against a rare, safe flu-shot ingredient

A CDC panel’s vote to stop recommending thimerosal-containing flu shots would have limited impact, but it illustrates how the ...

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CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal

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, ...

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CDC urges covid, flu shots, but public interest is flagging - MSN

The CDC anticipates 800,000 flu, covid and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations in the coming months, ... Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, setting up December fight.

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CDC: Flu deaths in children reach alarming level as vaccinations drop - USA TODAY

The season’s death toll of 199 matches the 2019-20 flu season, CDC said. ... In Memphis, Fight Flu Tennessee is set to bring free vaccines through a state program whether or not people are ...

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In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers

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 ...

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In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers - MSN

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.

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