Vaccine

The FDA has now agreed to review an application from Moderna concerning its mRNA influenza vaccine after previously denying the company's effort.

Moderna claimed that the FDA is refusing to review an application for its first mRNA-based flu vaccine.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a sweeping investigation into industry schemes and incentives relating to the vaccination of children.

Health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Public Health Association, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and other entities, have filed a joint status report detailing their intent to sue the CDC.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) scaled back its recommended childhood vaccines, now only recommending inoculations against ten diseases.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped the requirement that health care providers report the vaccination status of patients.

Moderna will receive up to $54.3 million in funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate the development of the pharmaceutical company's mRNA-based pandemic flu vaccine.

The CDC adopted a new policy allowing for individual-based decision-making for hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines are linked to adult deaths.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has voiced full support for President Donald Trump’s recent directive to reassess the United States’ childhood vaccine schedule.