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Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
22 Jan 2026 17:22 GMT
… since recommended removing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, from flu vaccines and splitting the … long-settled recommendations for pediatric vaccines and those given to … committee has previously recommended pulling vaccines from the market because …
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Childhood Vaccines, Demystified: What Parents Need to Know in 2026
21 Jan 2026 23:39 GMT
… RELATED: New Childhood Vaccine Schedule Drops 6 Universally … vaccine ingredients. “Parents worry about things like aluminum or thimerosal … ,” says Nachman. “But aluminum isn’t even in live viral vaccines … thimerosal hasn’t been in pediatric vaccines …
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Flu cases rise across California as health officials urge vaccination
21 Jan 2026 08:42 GMT
… CDC recommends only single‑dose, thimerosal‑free formulations for children, pregnant … circulating strains. “Current seasonal flu vaccines remain effective at reducing severe … federal recommendations, CDPH’s recommended vaccines will continue to be covered …
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US vaccine guideline changes challenge clinical practice, insurance coverage
20 Jan 2026 22:26 GMT
… key vaccine recommendations
Among the most notable changes, ACIP removed thimerosal-containing … multidose influenza vaccines in mid-2025. … research suggests that thimerosal is a safe ingredient in vaccines, and it …
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CIDRAP Op-ed: Vaccine myths that won’t die and how to counter them—part 2
16 Jan 2026 17:23 GMT
… focus shifted to thimerosal. When thimerosal was removed and … is blamed on vaccines because vaccines are also given … by preventing infections, vaccines might somehow disrupt immune … findings should not change vaccination recommendations, because protection …
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Dartmouth Health rejects new CDC vaccine guidelines
16 Jan 2026 10:30 GMT
… effort to disparage vaccines.”
CDC vaccine recommendations are formulated … flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a controversial preservative that contains mercury, Meissner … added that conflicting childhood vaccine guidelines may disproportionately impact …
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CIDRAP Op-Ed: Vaccine myths that won't die and how to counter them—part 1
16 Jan 2026 00:21 GMT
… these conditions.
Thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, was removed from childhood vaccines in the … influenza vaccines contain thimerosal, and thimerosal-free alternatives are widely available. The mercury in thimerosal …
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<![CDATA[Pertussis Cases Surge in Young Children, Adolescents Due to Reduced Vaccine Uptake ]]>
15 Jan 2026 06:03 GMT
… said.
The DTaP vaccine protects against diphtheria, … preservatives like thimerosal in vaccines is that any vaccine … that's a single use vaccine … —like all of our vaccines in pediatrics—have no preservatives …
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OPINION - Here’s how we know Parent: Vaccines don’t cause autism
14 Jan 2026 04:39 GMT
… false narratives about vaccines and autism, it … thimerosal from vaccines. RFK Jr. once claimed that this vaccine preservative … was a likely cause of autism. Yet after thimerosal … was removed from vaccines in Denmark …
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Medical groups will try to block childhood vaccine recommendations
14 Jan 2026 00:01 GMT
… The new schedule recommends that vaccines against six diseases -- including … through Friday.
Nixon said the vaccine advisory committee “continues to … recommendations for some flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that has falsely …