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The panel voted against recommending vaccines with the preservative thimerosal, something anti-vaccine advocates have long targeted, and to encourage more conversations between patients and their doctors about the risks of vaccines.
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 30 Sep. 2025
June 26, 2025 ACIP recommends an RSV monoclonal antibody shot for babies but recommends against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
The new advisory panel voted that people should only get flu vaccines that are packaged as single doses and do not contain the preservative thimerosal.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Kennedy appointed new members to the committee, and last month, HHS adopted a controversial recommendation from the panel to remove the preservative thimerosal from flu vaccines, despite extensive research showing it to be safe in the small amounts included in some shots.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 30 Sep. 2025
June 26, 2025 ACIP recommends an RSV monoclonal antibody shot for babies but recommends against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
The new advisory panel voted that people should only get flu vaccines that are packaged as single doses and do not contain the preservative thimerosal.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Kennedy appointed new members to the committee, and last month, HHS adopted a controversial recommendation from the panel to remove the preservative thimerosal from flu vaccines, despite extensive research showing it to be safe in the small amounts included in some shots.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preservative
protective
Adjective
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Defense applications include lightweight shelters and protective structures printed in one continuous build.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Police said that Hounsou was instructed both on how to obtain a temporary protective order and how the eviction process works in the county.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Preservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preservative. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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