thimerosal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thimerosal
1945–50; perhaps thi- + mer(cury) + -o- + sal(icylate)
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The new panel made its first decision last week, voting to stop recommending a small number of flu vaccines that still contain the preservative thimerosal, something Kennedy wrote a book about in 2015.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Ethylmercury, the form of mercury in thimerosal, the researchers concluded, “seems to be eliminated from blood rapidly via the stools.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2025
Those treatments corresponded to a pet theory of the Geiers that autism stemmed from the interaction of mercury in thimerosal with testosterone, and therefore that reducing testosterone would address autism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
He questioned the safety of thimerosal, a common vaccine preservative, advancing the debunked claim it could lead to autism.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
But a year or so later, Mr Kennedy wrote an article published in Rolling Stone magazine which repeated baseless claims that thimerosal was causing health problems.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
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