Seasonal flu-related hospitalizations and outpatient visits reached a 15-year high during the 2024-25 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A CDC panel recommended against flu vaccines with thimerosal, a preservative falsely linked to autism. Experts warn the decision may raise vaccine costs unnecessarily.

A vaccine panel voted to stop recommending flu shots with thimerosal The preservative has long been a target of vaccine critics, despite research showing it’s safe Experts say the move may hurt ...

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Trump administration's new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall's flu vaccinations for just about every American -- but only if they use certain shots free of an ...

RFK Jr.'s CDC Panelists Bend To Anti-Vaxxers With Vote Against Flu Shot Ingredient Kennedy fired the existing panelists and hired eight new ones earlier this month.

The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers took 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 ...

New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN Jun 26, 2025 Updated Jul 1, 2025 ...