Factsheet: Three important things to know about aluminum in vaccines

Factsheet explains that while some vaccines contain aluminum, the aluminum helps the vaccines work better. The factsheet shares that the total amount of aluminum babies get from vaccines is much less than the amount of aluminum they get from formula or breast milk over the first six months of life. The factsheet also explains that aluminum only affects our health under particular circumstances and that being exposed to vaccine-preventable pathogens is more dangerous. The factsheet and additional information about aluminum in vaccines are available at Vaccine Ingredients: Aluminum | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.