Australian Vaccines: Do They Contain Formaldehyde? Ingredients and Safety Explained
In Australia, influenza vaccines do not contain formaldehyde in their final product. Formaldehyde is used during the manufacture of some vaccines as an inactivation agent to kill viruses. Importantly, these vaccines also do not contain thiomersal, which is a mercury compound. However, Australian vaccines do not contain harmful levels of formaldehyde. The amounts present are … Read more