RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right?

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RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right?

Studies show that thimerosal does more good than harm

Jul 4th 2025|3 min read

ON June 26th a vaccine advisory panel installed by Robert F. Kennedy junior, America’s health secretary, recommended that thimerosal (also spelt thiomersal), an ingredient used in some multi-dose vaccine vials, be removed from all flu jabs.

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RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right?

RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right?

Studies show that thimerosal does more good than harm

Explore more

More from Science & technology

AI is helping to design proteins from scratch

A new project aims to synthesise a human chromosome

How sea slugs give themselves superpowers

Is being bilingual good for your brain?

Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem

Scientists have created healthy, fertile mice with two fathers

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