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Aluminum in our diets far exceeds that from vaccines, researchers note (www.cidrap.umn.edu)
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[โ€“] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is the aluminum in the vaccine necessary for some reason?

[โ€“] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Aluminum has been used as a vaccine adjuvant since the 1920s to enhance immune response to inactivated and subunit vaccines (subunit vaccines do not contain any live viruses, so they are considered safe for people with compromised immune systems).

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