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In the Trump administrations latest assault on public health, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s crankified FDA refused last week to review the first mRNA flu vaccine developed by Moderna.
The FDAs official reason was that the trial of the vaccine had been inadequate. But since Moderna had already discussed trial design with officials, this is pretty obviously an excuse meant to provide cover for Kennedys longstanding gibbering anti-vax quackery.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/rfk-jr-moderna-vaccine
Johnny2X2X
(23,916 posts)Moderna didn't "donate" the requisite $millions to Trump properties before submittal.
rampartd
(4,401 posts)but ruining the vaccine process is part of their plan to depopulate the usa.
LetMyPeopleVote
(177,634 posts)Moderna revised its application following the FDA's surprise decision to not review the flu shot.
A bit of good news this morning: FDA reverses course, will review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
— Laura Haynesð©âð¬â¾ï¸ð¾ð (@drlaurahaynes.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T14:13:46.545Z
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-reverses-course-will-review-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine-rcna259531
The reversal, which comes just a week after the FDAs surprise decision to not review the companys experimental flu vaccine application, lifted shares of the vaccine maker more than 3% before the bell.
The FDA has accepted Modernas revised approach seeking full approval for the shot for adults aged between 50 and 64, and accelerated approval for those aged 65 and above, the company said, adding that it will also conduct a post-marketing study in older adults.
The mRNA technology used in Modernas and most other Covid shots, credited with saving millions of lives, comes with a shift in the national health policy under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time anti-vaccine activist who has been particularly critical of mRNA vaccines.
The regulator had defended its initial decision, saying the company should have given a higher-strength vaccine to older patients in the control arm of its trial.