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US ends use of flu shots with thimerosal in latest move by health secretary Kennedy
The United States will stop distributing all influenza vaccines that contain mercury-based preservative thimerosal, marking ...
Mercury preservative to be removed from all flu shots, CDC says
The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human ...
RFK Jr. to remove controversial ingredient from all flu vaccines in the US
Although it has been largely phased out of U.S. vaccines, thimerosal has long been targeted by anti-vaccine advocates.
RFK Jr. Approves Removal of Flu Vaccine Preservative That Antivaccine Activists Link to Autism
The CDC says there is no evidence of harm from mercury-based thimerosal.
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New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild
The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ...
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Scientists just resurrected the 1918 “Spanish Flu” virus—here’s what they found
Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus ...
Influenza B is hitting Australian children hard this flu season as vaccination uptake slows
Stephanie and Ian Campbell were "naive" about the impacts of Influenza B until their daughter was fighting for her life. They ...
Factbox-Which countries restrict Brazilian chicken imports over bird flu?
An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, prompted countries to implement trade restrictions ...