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HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Eliminate Thimerosal From Flu Shots

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Kennedy Jr signed to adopt the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations to remove mercury-based thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States. Kennedy, Jr, endorses ACIP's decision to eliminate thimerosal from US influenza vaccines, prioritizing public health and safety.

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Wildfires Have Significant Impacts on Respiratory Health

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million Kaiser Permanente Southern California members from 2008 to 2019. 8 The study results also found that those in higher-poverty census tracts and racial and ethnic minority individuals were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than higher-income or White patients. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter.

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S. Pneumoniae Remains Leading Cause of Acute Otitis Media Despite Reduction in Prevalence

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Moraxella catarrhalis is the third-leading pathogen, reported in 3% to 20% of patients with AOM. 1,3 Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study of patients with AOM shortly after introduction of PCV-13 as a replacement for PCV-10. Regarding pneumococcal vaccine uptake, 62.3% did not receive any pneumococcal vaccine, 32.8%