CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by private equity firm Nordic Capital.

The effective removal of thimerosal from influenza vaccines would have limited impact, but it illustrates how the anti-vaccine movement is achieving its goals.

The federal government could soon recommend that people only receive flu shots made without an ingredient called thimerosal .

The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by private equity firm Nordic Capital.