HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Remove Thimerosal from All U.S. Influenza VaccinesOn Tuesday, July 23, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a commitment to remove the mercury-based preservative, thimerosal, from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.This followed a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and a 5-1-1 vote at the ACIP's June 25-26 meeting at CDC headquarters in Atlanta. The committee members voted that all children 18 years and younger, pregnant women, and adults receive only single-dose influenza vaccines free of mercury."After more than two decades of delay, this action fulfills a long-overdue promise to protect our most vulnerabl
