Moderna Inc. says new data show its seasonal flu vaccine is 26.6% more effective than a licensed standard-dose seasonal flu ...

mRNA-1010 demonstrated superior relative vaccine efficacy that was 26.6% (95% CI; 16.7%, 35.4%) higher than a licensed standard-dose seasonal influenza vaccine in adults aged 50 years and older ...

A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The ...

A CDC panel recommended against flu vaccines with thimerosal, a preservative falsely linked to autism. Experts warn the decision may raise vaccine costs unnecessarily.

Health New advisory panel recommends flu shots only if they don’t contain a certain preservative Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 5:05 p.m.

Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra kicks off its summer series at Institute Park with a Holiday Patriotic Pops concert on July 3.

ATLANTA — The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American — but only if they use certain shots free of an ingredient ...

The preservative, thimerosal, has long been used. Study after study has found no evidence that thimerosal causes autism or other harm.

Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative Pediatricians and other doctors' groups pointed to new panelists' lack of expertise in how to properly ...

ATLANTA — (AP) — The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American — but only if they use certain shots free of an ...