Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy Revisits Vaccine's Aluminum Ingredient Safety
Jun 19, 2025
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Bloomberg reported on the 18th (local time), citing sources, that Secretary Kennedy Jr. is considering asking the government's vaccine advisory committee to conduct a safety investigation into the aluminum-containing vaccine.
If the survey is actually conducted, it is expected that it could affect at least 24 types of vaccines on the market.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aluminum has been used by pharmaceutical companies as an adjuvant to amplify the immune response of vaccines since the 1930s. It is included in several vaccines, including polio, hepatitis A and B, HPV (human papillomavirus infection), meningitis, and whooping cough.
Some opponents of vaccination have pointed to aluminum as the cause of vaccine side effects, but medical circles, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have widely believed that aluminum in the vaccine is generally safe because it is in trace amounts. At the level of 125 to 500 micrograms (μg) per inoculation, this is evaluated as a very small amount compared to daily dietary and environmental exposure.
However, Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly claimed that aluminum in the vaccine is associated with some childhood diseases such as autism, allergies, and depression.
Meanwhile, Secretary Kennedy recently dismissed all 17 members of the Vaccination Advisory Committee (ACIP) under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and recruited a number of people who have been critical of vaccines, including scientists who are completely opposed to vaccination as new members.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
