US EditionUS CDC vaccine presentation cites study that does not exist, author says
UNITED STATES, JUN 24 – The CDC presentation inaccurately cited a thimerosal study, prompting concerns about misinformation and vaccine advisory panel credibility amid recent committee restructuring.
- The U.S. CDC's vaccine advisory panel was scheduled to meet on June 25 and 26 to review a presentation on thimerosal in vaccines.
- The meeting followed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent dismissal of all 17 previous panel members and appointment of eight new members, half opposing vaccines, leading Senators Cassidy and Murray to call for postponement.
- The presentation by Lyn Redwood cited a 2008 study on thimerosal's neurological effects, but co-author Robert Berman stated the cited study does not exist and his similarly named study reached different conclusions.
- Berman clarified that his study did not investigate thimerosal’s impact on microglial cells and rejected the way his research was misrepresented. At the same time, the CDC released a report stating there is no evidence connecting thimerosal-containing vaccines to autism.
- The controversy raises concerns about the panel's credibility and vaccine trust, as Redwood's presentation contrasts the CDC's report that 96% of flu vaccines were thimerosal-free in 2024-25 with only 0.3% given to pregnant women containing thimerosal.
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CDC vaccine presentation cites study that does not exist, author says - West Hawaii Today
A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, the scientist listed as the study’s author said.
US CDC vaccine panel cites nonexistent study in Thimerosal review, sparks controversy
A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, the scientist listed as the study's author said. The report, called "Thimerosal as a Vaccine Preservative" published on the CDC website on Tuesday, is to be presented by Lyn Redwood, a former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children's…
Planned presentation to U.S. vaccine advisory panel cited a study that doesn't exist
A report on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented Thursday to the scientific committee that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines cites a study that does not exist, according to the scientist listed as the study's co-author.
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