Doctors and infectious disease experts stress that flu vaccines are safe, and they are especially important for older adults ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

Leigh Haldeman, a nurse at a hospital in Seattle who is 32 weeks pregnant with her second child, was advised in early June by her medical team to get vaccinated for Covid. This was not idle medical ...

As the respiratory virus season approaches, the director of immunization for a national pharmacy chain said that it is important to plan vaccinations ahead of time.

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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?

While the new panel showed little conflict over the 2025-2026 seasonal flu vaccine recommendations, thimerosal fueled sharp reactions among members and outside observers.

Moderna’s new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial.

The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by private equity firm Nordic Capital.