Mercury-based preservative thimerosal is in the spotlight, as a CDC committee votes to recommend single-dose flu vaccines without the controversial ingredient for all age groups.

A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vaccine panel is recommending a fall flu vaccine, but one that doesn’t contain a key preservative. It’s a move that has some doctors scratching their heads ...

CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal Opponents worry the decision will reduce access and fuel skepticism.

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said 216 pediatric deaths already ...

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths ...

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years There are likely several contributors to this season’s severity, but one pediatric infectious diseases specialist says a big ...