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Clinical Trials Show Moderna's New mRNA Flu Vaccine Is Safe and Effective. FDA Won't Even Consider It.

An overzealous government agency suppresses medical innovation yet again.

Reason

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

The Food and Drug Administration has refused to review an application from the biotech company Moderna to approve its mRNA-based flu vaccine.

The Conversation

RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. One year later, it’s eroding

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust

The Independent UK

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'DNA origami' could be key for making an effective HIV vaccine, early study hints

A new vaccine design uses folded DNA to steer the immune system toward producing the rare immune cells needed to make protective antibodies against HIV.

LiveScience

Cancer vaccine shows promise against HPV-related throat tumors in early study

If proven effective in humans, the vaccine could complement standard therapies for HPV-driven cancer, as well as inform the design of therapeutic vaccines for other diseases.

LiveScience

The Feds Won't Certify Safe Vaccines Anymore. The Private Sector Is Stepping Up To Do It.

The American Medical Association launched a project to evaluate safety and efficacy of vaccines.

Reason

Percentage of Americans who see flu and measles vaccines as safe is declining

A new survey’s findings come amid a historic year for measles and flu, including the largest measles outbreak since 2000

The Independent UK

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Top US medical body to review vaccine effectiveness as government ‘abdicates’ responsibility

AMA to review safety of respiratory vaccines as health agencies end recommendations based on no new data

The Guardian - US

First mRNA vaccine to be produced in UK approved by regulators

The Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre will make millions of cutting-edge mRNA vaccines

The Independent UK

FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine

Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines

The Guardian - US

FDA declines to review Moderna’s new flu vaccine

This decision signals heightened scrutiny of vaccines by the FDA under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Independent UK

The unexpected benefit of getting your annual flu shot

The number of Americans who are getting vaccinated for any respiratory illness is falling

The Independent UK

Why School-Aged Children Are Most Vulnerable in Mongolia’s Measles Surge

Mongolia is facing a severe measles outbreak, with over 14,000 confirmed cases reported. School-aged children, especially those who received only one vaccine dose, are most at risk. Measles is highly contagious, spreading through the air or contact with infected surfaces, and can cause serious complications in children. Health authorities strongly…

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Can This Former Pandemic Star Make a Stunning Comeback?

Moderna is betting its mRNA pipeline can power the next growth cycle.

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The Independent UK

Measles cases confirmed amongst March for Life attendees last month in D.C.

Cases of the highly infectious and life-threatening illness have risen to historic levels, threatening the country’s longstanding elimination status

The Guardian - US

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US

Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status

The Independent UK

'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states

The Conversation

US experiencing largest measles outbreak since 2000 – 5 essential reads on the risks, what to do and what’s coming next

The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached 876 cases on Feb. 3, 2026. That number surpasses the 2025 outbreak in Texas and hits the unfortunate milestone of being the largest outbreak in the U.S. since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated here.

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The Independent UK

Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.'s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak

Documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_'s testimony during his Senate confirmation hearings that the 2019 trip he took to Samoa before a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines.”

The Independent UK

Fear among Minnesota's Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination rates

Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota

The Conversation

Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?

Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years.

The Independent UK

Children in South Carolina are developing rare brain swelling complications after measles outbreak

The majority of the Southeast state’s 876 cases have been in unvaccinated children

The Guardian - US

Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak

At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas

The Independent UK

Testing menstrual blood for HPV could be alternative to smear test, study finds

About 70 per cent of cases are prevented through cervical screening, according to cancer research, and the HPV vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by 90 per cent.

The Independent UK

Regional health organization issues alert as measles cases surge across the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization has issued an alert due to a surge in measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers

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