It’s officially fall and that means cold and flu season is here. According to the CDC, Flu activity begins to increase in ...

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal ...

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The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in June to stop recommending certain kinds of flu vaccines, a ...

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