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U.S. Vaccine Advisory Panel Prepares to Vote on Removing Thimerosal From Flu Shots

A proposal to eliminate thimerosal in remaining multi-dose flu vaccines follows a CDC review that found no evidence of toxicity or ties to autism.

FILE - A nurse prepares a flu shot from a vaccine vial at the Salvation Army in Atlanta, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Vials and syringes are seen in front of displayed U.S. flag in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Overview

  • The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, reshaped this month by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., convened June 25–26 to consider new vaccine guideline recommendations.
  • Nurse practitioner Lyn Redwood, a former leader of Kennedy’s antivaccine organization, will argue for removing thimerosal-containing influenza vials over alleged risks to pregnant women.
  • CDC staff analysis prepared for the meeting reaffirmed that ethylmercury from thimerosal shows no link to autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders.
  • Since 2001, thimerosal has been excluded from all routine childhood vaccines in the U.S. and now remains only in a small subset of multi-dose adult and pediatric flu shots.
  • Global health authorities including the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics continue to endorse the safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines.