FDA reverses surprise rejection of Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine

FDA reverses surprise rejection of Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine

• The Food and Drug Administration has reversed its shocking refusal to consider Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine for approval. • Therefusal was revealed last weekin a sharply worded pre

Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 274 words
Moderna Says FDA Refusal to Review mRNA Flu Vaccine Contradicts Federal Rules, Prior Guidance

Moderna Says FDA Refusal to Review mRNA Flu Vaccine Contradicts Federal Rules, Prior Guidance

• Moderna’s messenger RNA influenza vaccine succeeded in two pivotal clinical trials, but the Food and Drug Administration isrefusing to even reviewthe application seeking regulato