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

<p>The US health secretary, a vaccine skeptic, remade the panel despite no proof thimerosal causes real-world harm</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/26/rfk-vaccine-panel-pediatricians">US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’</a></p></li></ul><p>A critical federal vaccine panel has recommended against seasonal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/flu">influenza</a> vaccines containing a specific preservative – a change likely to send shock through the global medical and scientific community and possibly impact future vaccine availability.</p><p>The panel was unilaterally re-made by health secretary <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr, a</a> vaccine skeptic who has urged against the use of thimerosal despite a lack of evidence of real-world harm.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/26/rfk-flu-shot-vaccines-panel">Continue reading...</a>