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