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RFK Jr.'s vaccine committee votes against rarely used flu shot preservative, backs new RSV shot
The votes on vaccine recommendations are the first move by the panel after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers have brought up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last ...
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CDC advisory panel, selected by RFK Jr., recommends thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines
A CDC advisory panel has recommended that the preservative thimerosal be dropped from flu vaccines, a largely symbolic move ...
Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative
The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers endorsed this fall’s flu vaccines for just about every American but threw in ...
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Flu shot may not be as effective as last year, but it’s still worth getting - The Spokesman-Review
News; Nation; Flu shot may not be as effective as last year, but it’s still worth getting Oct. 15, 2024 Updated Tue., Oct. 15, 2024 at 12:26 p.m. A woman arrives at a CVS pharmacy past a sign ...
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Flu shot may not be as effective as last year - Sun Sentinel
October is the prime time to get a flu vaccine to protect yourself through the worst of the respiratory season. However, keep your expectations in check. This year’s shot may be less effectiv… ...
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The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
The absence of B/Yamagata won’t change the experience of getting this year’s flu shot, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends to everyone over 6 months old.