RFK Jr’s federal vaccine panel votes against chemical in flu vaccines

The US health secretary, a vaccine skeptic, remade the panel despite no proof thimerosal causes real-world harmUS pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’A critical federal vaccine panel has recommended against seasonal influenza vaccines containing a specific preservative – a change likely to send shock through the global medical and scientific community and possibly impact future vaccine availability.The panel was unilaterally re-made by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine skeptic who has urged against the use of thimerosal despite a lack of evidence of real-world harm. Continue reading...

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