Mastodawn

https://theconversation.com/fda-rejects-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine-application-for-reasons-with-no-basis-in-the-law-275771

Moderna took the unusual step of announcing the #FDA’s refusal and releasing the agency’s letter. The letter states that #Moderna did not conduct an “adequate and well-controlled” study because it had not compared patients receiving its vaccine to patients receiving what the agency claimed to be “the best-available standard of care.”

#antiscience #RFKjr #mRNA

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law

The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.

The Conversation

MeredithW 1d ago

FDA refuses to even consider Moderna's groundbreaking mRNA influenza vaccine application. "It wasn’t even getting formal consideration...because officials were refusing to accept the application."
#vaccines #flu #influenza #FDA #Moderna
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-what-destroying-the-vaccine-market-looks-like-moderna-flu-prasad-fda

This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like

A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.

The Bulwark

Rich Stein (he/him)1d ago

It's important to realize that companies invest in vaccine research and development for a reason — to make money. It is a lengthy and often risky process to begin with. Those who think capitalism is bad must think that government action is a solution. Welcome to 2026, where trump's FDA is fostering vaccine skepticism and disincentives for companies.

Capitalism and effective government regulation weren't so bad, in retrospect.
https://theconversation.com/fda-rejects-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine-application-for-reasons-with-no-basis-in-the-law-275771 v @TheConversationUS
#vaccines #FDA #Moderna

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law

The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.

The Conversation

> This is the first time that the FDA has tried to preclude the review of a vaccine for reasons that do not have to do with safety or efficacy. The move, which ties into a broader strategy by federal health officials under Kennedy, signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to intervene in established procedures for testing vaccines.

> In April 2025, Kennedy announced that new vaccines would require additional clinical trials. In November 2025, Prasad released an internal FDA memo claiming that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines had killed children. Although he provided no evidence, he said that in response to the alleged deaths, large-scale changes to requirements for vaccine approval were coming.

> The FDA’s refusal of Moderna’s application appears to be Prasad’s policy in action.

#FDA #vaccines #mRNA #COVID19 #RFKjr #MAGA #Moderna

Trevor McLeod 2d ago

I suppose that this was bound to happen given recent attitudes towards #vaccines and #science in the #USA

We might expect to see similar cases in the future.

#rfkjr #health #moderna #fda

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/fda-moderna-flu-vaccine

FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’

Agency says application rejected due to lack of ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial, but experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’

The Guardian

Jason Yip 3d ago

#FDA rejects #Moderna ’s #mRNA #flu #vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law https://theconversation.com/fda-rejects-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine-application-for-reasons-with-no-basis-in-the-law-275771

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law

The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.

The Conversation

Oliver Kurth 3d ago

Make America Sick Again

This was kind of predictable of course. I really hope Moderna can fight this in the courts.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/fda-moderna-flu-vaccine

#moderna #flu #rfk

FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’

Agency says application rejected due to lack of ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial, but experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’

The Guardian

adlerweb // BitBastelei 3d ago

RE: https://med-mastodon.com/@jeneralist/116063720006024901

Oops. USA (FDA) haben offenbar die Zulassung für Grippeimpfung auf mRNA-Basis ausgesetzt. Die Entwicklung ähnlicher Impfstoffe zu Gürtelrose, Epstein-Barr und Herpes wurden vom Hersteller daher eingestellt. Ja, komplett. Ohne den US-Markt würde sich eine Entwicklung finanziell nicht lohnen.

#USA #FDA #Moderna #Impfung #Grippe #Gürtelrose #EBV #HSV

Gabriele Lange 3d ago

#Moderna beerdigt die Entwicklung wichtiger Impfstoffe. Warum? Weil sich der Aufwand nicht lohnt, wenn sie sich nicht im amerikanischen Markt amortisieren können. Den blockiert #RFKjr, der stolz erklärte, dass er Kokain von Klobrillen geschnupft hat. Wir kriegen diese Impfung deshalb auch nicht

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p66b7zkep57fp4rhrtktsdni/post/3mepsgtdo722m

Rat Can't Read (she/her)3d ago

I've found myself grieving the loss of all kinds of preventative #healthcare and #vaccines we're losing, not just in the #UnitedStates but around the world, because #eugenicist #antivaxxers are in charge of the #CDC.

We must decouple healthcare from profit! The fact that private companies are denying us life-saving #vaccines because doing so is no longer profitable for them speaks to how fundamentally broken the US system is. #HealthcareIsAHumanRight , and our ability to access it should not depend on the whims of #MAHA secretaries or #pharma CEOs.

Rant in response to this article about #Moderna ramping down its vaccine development: https://www.biospace.com/business/moderna-wont-run-phase-iii-vaccine-trials-as-skepticism-grows-in-us-bloomberg

Moderna Won’t Run Phase III Vaccine Trials as Skepticism Grows in US: Bloomberg

Growing opposition to vaccines in the U.S., driven by recent government policy changes, makes it difficult to see a return on investment in vaccine development, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said this week.

BioSpace