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Key Takeaways The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which guides federal vaccine recommendations, voted against recommending flu shots that include the preservative thimerosal.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2025
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), made up of members recently hand-selected by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Sometimes the mineral is also added to foods as an additive or preservative and will show up on the food's Nutrition Facts Label when that's the case.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Formaldehyde is a preservative and known carcinogen.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 17 May 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2025
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), made up of members recently hand-selected by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Sometimes the mineral is also added to foods as an additive or preservative and will show up on the food's Nutrition Facts Label when that's the case.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Formaldehyde is a preservative and known carcinogen.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 17 May 2025
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“Preservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservative. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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