A common adjuvant in vaccines is under scrutiny by a panel that has initiated multiple changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations this year.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) started looking at aluminum salts, an adjuvant in many vaccines recommended by U.S. authorities, members said on Dec. 5.
“Infants receive multiple aluminum-containing vaccines in a single visit under the current schedule,” Dr. Evelyn Griffin, one of the members, said during a presentation she made to colleagues.
“Experimental and clinical data suggest that intramuscular injected aluminum and aluminum salts can persist at the injection site, then migrate via immune cells to liver, spleen, and other organs including the brain,” she added later….