Fact Check: Formaldehyde, Polysorbate 80 Do NOT Pose Health Risk In Flu Shots
Fact Check
Do flu shots "contaminated with formaldehyde and polysorbate 80" pose a potential health risk to those vaccinated against influenza? No, that's not true: Some flu shots do contain formaldehyde and polysorbate 80, but the amounts are too minimal to cause any harm to the average person, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Lead Stories. The claim about contaminated…