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Presentation Before CDC Vaccine Panel Misleads About Thimerosal

Presentation Before CDC Vaccine Panel Misleads About Thimerosal
July 10, 2025

A CDC advisory panel vote to recommend against use of seasonal influenza vaccines containing small amounts of thimerosal followed a presentation that misled on the risks of the rarely used preservative. There isn’t evidence that thimerosal in vaccines is harmful, and studies assessing a variety of health problems, including neurological conditions, have supported its safety.

RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Casts Doubt on Hepatitis B Shot at Birth

RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Casts Doubt on Hepatitis B Shot at Birth
June 26, 2025

The chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly constituted vaccine advisory committee announced in his first meeting that the panel will revisit the longstanding practice of vaccinating all babies against hepatitis B, questioning whether it was “wise” to administer shots “to every newborn before leaving the hospital.” Experts, however, say there are valid reasons to vaccinate babies against hepatitis B, and that it has proven to be safe and very effective.