The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially adopted the recommendation to eliminate thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, from all influenza vaccines in the United States. The decision, signed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on July 23, 2025, follows a 5-1 vote by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) last month. “Injecting any amount of mercury into children when safe, mercury-free alternatives exist defies common sense and public-health responsibility,” Kennedy stated in the HHS press release. The move comes despite decades of scientific evidence showing no harmful effects from the small amounts of thimerosal … Continue reading Kennedy Bans Thimerosal in Flu Shots as Experts Warn of Potential Access Issues