What is thimerosal, does it have side effects and why is RFK Jr. removing the controversial preservative from the flu shot?

July 23 (UPI) -- The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in the United States, Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday.

Is there mercury in thimerosal? Yes, thimerosal is about 50% mercury by weight, but its concentration in flu vaccines is 0.01%, or 1 part per 10,000, according to the FDA.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power ...

These genes demethylate and reduce MeHg. This process generates less harmful compounds like inorganic mercury, which is less readily absorbed and more easily excreted from the body. They integrated ...

Since the beginning of the modern era, emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining and waste incineration have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold.

Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Rudy Turtle is refused entry to Queen’s Park in Toronto to serve a Statement of Claim to Premier Doug Ford regarding contamination of water in the community, on ...