Aluminium is crucial to vaccines — and safe. Why are US advisers debating it?

Aluminium in vaccines: separating RFK Jr’s claims from scientific evidence

Vagengeim/Shutterstock.comThe US health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, believes that aluminium in vaccines can cause health issues, such as neurological disorders, allergies and autoimmune diseases. This contradicts scientific evidence from many studies that have confirmed the safety of vaccines and aluminium “adjuvants” – substances that boost vaccines’ effectiveness. In November 2025, RFK Jr “personally ordered” the US Centers for Disease Co…

Aluminium is crucial to vaccines — and safe. Why are US advisers debating it?

RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations this week. Here’s what’s at stake. RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations this week. Here’s what’s at stake.