Certain vaccines have a small amount of aluminum as an adjuvant to improve the immune response. A recent Danish study shows no evidence that vaccines with an aluminum adjuvant caused autism or other chronic conditions. getty

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy may soon be asking the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to examine aluminum ingredients in vaccines, according to Bloomberg News . Kennedy has long falsely asserted that vaccines containing aluminum salts as an adjuvant cause health problems. He has made similar claims regarding vaccines that include thimerasol as an adjuvant. In June, ACIP recommended against the use of thimerasol in influenza vaccines. Unlike thimerasol, which is only used in a small percentage of influenza vaccines, multiple ty

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