Thimerosal, which contains an organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phased out as a preservative for vaccines. Here’s ...

A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk of dementia, too. Shingles vaccine could help fight dementia Skip to ...

Kennedy’s decision to abruptly dismiss them from the board and appoint eight new members two days later has “left the U.S. vaccine program critically weakened,” the group wrote, adding, “These actions ...

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Objective Statins are commonly prescribed worldwide. In addition to being potent lipid-lowering agents, statins have immunomodulating properties that may increase the risk of varicella zoster virus ...

Furie V, et al. 2019 update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Ann Rheum Dis 2020;79(1):39–52. DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis ...

Kiltz U, et al. Tolerability and safety of recombinant zoster vaccine in patients with inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases - a prospective longitudinal study over 12 months.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to remove all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, an independent panel of experts, is raising questions ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replac ...

Objective To compare event and incidence rates of herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under treatment with conventional synthetic (cs), targeted synthetic ...

Vaccine Opponent Hired by RFK Jr. Scours Official Records for Link to Autism. David Geier has sought access to federal database from which he was previously kicked out. By . Liz Essley Whyte.