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What is thimerosal? The rarely-used vaccine preservative targeted by RFK Jr

Thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its use already limited to a few multi-dose flu shots

The Independent UK

RFK Jr.'s made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F

The Independent UK

COVID Vaccine Side Effects: FDA Announces Rare Heart-Related Reactions - What You Should Know

FDA has updated safety warnings for the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) and Moderna (Spikevax) COVID-19 vaccines.

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Thimerosal discouraged in US flu vaccines, breaking with WHO guidance

A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The decision marks a dramatic shift in vaccine policy, as thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its…

The Conversation

First Thing: Briefing on Iran strikes divides senators as Trump pours fuel on tensions

A partisan split was revealed as the president claimed the Democrats leaked a draft Pentagon report on the strikes’ impact. Plus, an exclusive interview with Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

The Guardian - UK

Should Australia worry about RFK Jr’s shock flu vaccine move?

A US panel’s decision not to recommend the preservative thiomersal won’t affect vaccine availability in Australia, say experts. But it will stoke dangerous anti-vax sentiment

The Guardian - AU

Trump news at a glance: No mention of ‘big beautiful bill’ July 4 deadline in president’s final pitch

Trump appears to have dropped his expectations that his marquee tax spending bill will pass before the holidays as it faces roadblocks in the Senate – key US politics stories from Thursday 26 June at a glance

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RFK Jr's New Advisory Panel Votes Against Vaccine Preservative Following Pitch From Ex-President of RFK Jr's Anti-Vaxx Org

A vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted against recommending influenza vaccinations containing the preservative thimerosal, an agent that Kennedy himself and many anti-vaccination activists have long advocated against.

Latin Times

RFK Jr.'s Handpicked Vaccine Panel Unsurprisingly Delivers Antivaccine Conclusions

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' vote ratifies unscientific claims linking a vaccine preservative to autism.

Reason

RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel votes against preservative in flu shots in shock move

Decision to restrict thimerosal in immunizations could impact future vaccine availability on a global scale

The Guardian - US

US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’

Pediatric health experts slam ACIP’s plans to reassess current vaccination schedules for children

The Guardian - US

Panel recommends removing thimerosal from flu vaccines - Roll Call

A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

Roll Call

RFK Jr. fact checked: Physician reveals what Kennedy gets wrong on vaccine safety

ANALYSIS: Jake Scott says the evidence on vaccine safety is clear and publicly available

The Independent UK

RFK Jr will be ‘personally responsible’ for children’s deaths by halting vaccine alliance funding, experts say

US health secretary says US will decline to renew funding for Gavi, a partnership that works to provide vaccines for poorest countries

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Euronews

Europe leads global vaccine effort as US pulls back

While the EU and several European countries made significant contributions to GAVI, the global vaccine alliance, the United States was notably absent from the donor list.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants

Move comes after health secretary replaced advisory board with ideological allies and several vaccine skeptics

The Conversation

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

In the four months since he began serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made many public statements about vaccines that have cast doubt on their safety and on the objectivity of long-standing processes established to evaluate them.

The Independent UK

Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate

The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing 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

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The Independent UK

Kennedy's vaccine committee to vote on flu vaccines and controversial preservative

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Reason

Immigration, Vaccines, and Religion (Oh My)

A confluence of three hot-topic issues, from a Dec. 3, 2024 Department of Homeland Security decision. Note that the claim… The post Immigration, Vaccines, and Religion (Oh My) appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has 'ignored the science'

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

Euronews

US halts funding to global group that provides vaccines to low-income countries

GAVI said it has raised €7.9 billion toward a €10.5 billion goal to fund its work over the next five years.

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RFK Jr. threatens to tank 500 million childhood vaccinations unless health leaders prove themselves

He is ready to endanger the future of America.

Benzinga

RFK Jr. Overhauls CDC Vaccine Panel, Sparking Expert Backlash, Boycott From Top Medical Group

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly reconstituted vaccine advisory panel is facing criticism from medical experts and former federal officials after its first meeting strayed sharply from established scientific review norms.

The Independent UK

RFK’s vaccine panel to spend days discussing and voting on an ingredient we barely use anymore

The vaccine advisory panel will vote on whether to ban a preservative called thimerosal

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