The efficacy of vaccines depends on the presence of an adjuvant in conjunction with ... alum has been almost completely replaced by aluminium hydroxide and aluminium phosphate for commercial ...

Hem says that his study may spur new interest into the mechanism behind this reaction. "The study also explains why aluminum hydroxide adjuvants have such a good safety record," Hem says. "The ...

Serious adverse events may be caused by different constituents in a vaccine: the active antigen, an adjuvant such as potassium aluminium sulfate (alum), a conservative agent such as thimerosal ...

However, the risk of serious events caused by existing vaccines or aluminum adjuvants is very small. Currently, there are several new vaccines and adjuvants in the pipeline. Of these vaccines ...