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Panelists pulled back some endorsements for certain vaccines containing a preservative that critics have falsely linked to autism.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
Vaccine advisers recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted on Thursday to stop recommending flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used to prevent bacterial contamination, to children and pregnant women.
The vote signals a powerful shift in the way federal officials talk to Americans about vaccines and delivers on Mr. Kennedy’s promise to take a harder line against routine immunizations, particularly those given to children and pregnant women.
