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Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate
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FILE - A nurse prepares a flu shot from a vaccine vial at the Salvation Army in Atlanta, Feb. 7, 2018. - photo by AP Photo/David Goldman, File
The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative called thimerosal. It’s a question seemingly laid to rest years ago, as studies showed no evidence that the preservative causes any health problems. “This is really a nonissue,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary of the American Academy of Pediatrics.