A U.S. vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to stop recommending flu shots that contain thimerosal, a move that experts say may reduce access to vaccines without making them any safer. The vote came from a newly appointed group of people that now make up the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), led by U.S. Health…  read on >  read on >

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart condition that mostly affects young men. The update expands earlier warnings about myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, The Associated Press reported.  The condition is still very rare and usually mild, experts say.…  read on >  read on >

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Thursday, June 26, 2025The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been soberly and deliberately helping set U.S. vaccination policy for more than 60 years. During that time, its members have been thoroughly vetted through a grueling nomination process, before they take up the work of protecting the nation against infectious diseases. All that…  read on >  read on >

A presentation scheduled for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine meeting today claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects — but the study it cited doesn’t appear to exist. The slide, posted online Tuesday, cited a 2008 paper titled “Low-level neonatal thimerosal exposure: Long-term consequences in the brain,”…  read on >  read on >

People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, a new large-scale study says. The risk of mood disorders is 87% to 97% higher in people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and Graves’ syndrome, researchers reported…  read on >  read on >

If spending time around dogs or cats makes your eyes water, your nose run, your skin itch or your breathing difficult, you’re not alone. Pet allergies — allergic reactions to proteins found in an animal’s skin cells, saliva or urine — affect 10% to 20% of people worldwide, and exposure isn’t limited to pet owners.…  read on >  read on >