{"id":9675,"date":"2026-02-10T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/?p=9675"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:07:16","slug":"fda-declines-to-review-moderna-application-for-new-flu-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/news\/fda-declines-to-review-moderna-application-for-new-flu-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

US regulators will not review Moderna\u2019s request to license a new, potentially more effective flu shot \u2013 even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously gave the green light to the project \u2013 in a decision that could have implications for all new and updated vaccines in the US.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the latest move by the Trump administration against vaccines. Officials in January decided to stop fully recommending one-third of routine childhood vaccines, including flu vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is likely to discourage industry from investing in future influenza vaccines, and makes working with the US FDA uncertain and problematic,\u201d said Dorit Reiss, professor of law at UC Law San Francisco.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are refusing to review a new vaccine with a more flexible technology, while creating a real risk we will not have traditional vaccines for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US regulators will not review Moderna\u2019s request to license a new, potentially more effective flu shot \u2013 even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously gave the green light to the project \u2013 in a decision that could have implications for all new and updated vaccines in the US.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the latest move by the Trump administration against vaccines. Officials in January decided to stop fully recommending one-third of routine childhood vaccines, including flu vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is likely to discourage industry from investing in future influenza vaccines, and makes working with the US FDA uncertain and problematic,\u201d said Dorit Reiss, professor of law at UC Law San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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