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Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate

Thimerosal Explainer - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative called thimerosal.

It’s a question seemingly laid to rest years ago, as studies showed no evidence that the preservative causes any health problems.

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