Thimerosal, which contains an organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phased out as a preservative for vaccines. Here’s ...

Its effect comes from the mercury that disrupts the function of enzymes in microbes, such as bacteria and fungi. This prevents contamination of vaccines while they are stored in vials.

A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense will present this week on thimerosal in flu vaccines at a ...

A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...

Kennedy's advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative CDC vaccine panel endorses flu shots for all ages but urges removing mercury-based preservative thimerosal ...

The preservative thimerosal has been removed from all but a few vaccines, and studies have confirmed no link to ...

CDC’s supply data shows single-dose, thimerosal-free syringes make up about 96 percent of the US flu vaccine supply, leaving roughly 4 percent as multi-dose vials, Scott said.

Hand‑picked CDC panel endorses flu shots for all but recommends avoiding thimerosal vials—a win for skeptics that may affect cost and trust.

The preservative thimerosal has been removed from all but a few vaccines, and studies have confirmed no link to neurodevelopmental issues including autism. So public health experts were puzzled ...