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Thimerosal Reenters Public Debate as ACIP Scrutinizes Use in Influenza Vaccines
June 27th 2025With the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommending that adults receive thimerosal-free influenza vaccines, the preservative that was phased out of most childhood vaccines in 2001 has reentered the public eye.
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ACIP Recommends Adults Receive Seasonal, Single-Dose Influenza Vaccines Free of Thimerosal
June 26th 2025The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 5-1, with 1 voter abstaining, to recommend that adults receive seasonal influenza vaccines that do not contain the preservative thimerosal.
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Significantly Increase Risk of Diabetic Microvascular Complications
June 24th 2025HMGCR inhibitors were found to significantly increase the risk of experiencing microvascular complications in patients with diabetes, whereas NPC1L1 inhibitors were found to reduce the risk.
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