The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from ...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to remove the expert advisers who make up a federal panel ...

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes of modern medicine. From smallpox to polio to measles, vaccines have ...

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

After more than two decades of delay, this action fulfills a long-overdue promise to protect our most vulnerable populations from unnecessary mercury exposure,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., s ...

Flawed Process Leads to Confusion and Distrust BETHESDA, Md., June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunization policy decisions must be guided by science. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases ...

RFK Jr. approves a nationwide shift to mercury-free flu vaccines, ending decades of thimerosal use amid rising safety and ...

The new guidance on vaccines, such as those that protect against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, will be released by the end of the summer, ahead of respiratory season.

Dozens of pediatricians came to Capitol Hill seeking continued access to routine shots for kids, a month after the Trump ...

The federal government is filled with scientific advisory committees of one sort or another. The typical purpose is to ...