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The (first) flu shot is free for people who meet certain criteria, such as being 65 and over, pregnant, Aboriginal and Torres ...
New-Look ACIP Votes No to Flu Vaccines With Thimerosal — Panel backs routine annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older ...
The trial readout comes at a time of turbulence in the vaccine sector after RFK Jr replaced every member of the ACIP panel.
Moderna Inc. said its experimental flu shot met its goal in a late-stage trial, clearing the path for its broader strategy of ...
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.
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 ...
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.
A CDC panel recommended against flu vaccines with thimerosal, a preservative falsely linked to autism. Experts warn the decision may raise vaccine costs unnecessarily.
Current flu vaccines contain three different strains of influenza, which are selected by doctors who monitor what strains are circulating toward the tail end of the prior flu season.
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee backed another option to protect infants against a dangerous virus — before turning to questions about fall ...
The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a twist: Only use certain shots free of an ...
The votes on vaccine recommendations are the first move by the panel after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all its members.