What is thimerosal? What the research says about the vaccine preservative under fire by RFK Jr.
Summary
During a meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine panel decided not to recommend flu vaccines that contain thimerosal, a preservative. The debate focuses on the safety of thimerosal, a mercury-based substance, which Kennedy has criticized despite scientific consensus finding it safe in vaccines.Key Facts
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads a vaccine panel that voted to stop recommending flu vaccines with thimerosal.
- Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative used to prevent germs in vaccine vials.
- Kennedy has led the antivaccine movement for over 20 years, criticizing thimerosal.
- Thimerosal contains ethylmercury, which the body can process quickly, making it less harmful.
- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices discusses vaccine guidelines.
- Kennedy replaced 17 members of the advisory group with people skeptical of vaccine safety.
- Most vaccines, especially those for children under 6, do not contain thimerosal.
- Research has consistently found no link between thimerosal and autism.
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