The FDA Already Approved This Fall's COVID Vaccine Strain, but No One Has Officially Said Who Should Get It
The FDA approved this fall's COVID vaccine strain in May, but the committee that determines who should get it and insurance coverage has had no quorum since March. Here's the gap.
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The Eastern Herald
· Jun 26, 2026
FDA Panel Backs Moderna mRNA Flu Shot 9-0, Setting Up August Approval Decision
The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 9-0 on June 18 to recommend Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50 and older, the first such endorsement in U.S. history. The agency must now decide by August 5 whether to approve what would be the first licensed mRNA-based seasonal influenza vaccine, even as the Trump administration has canceled 500 million in mRNA research funding.
Off The Press
· Jul 2, 2026
Feds won’t explain plunge in people taking second dose of COVID vaccine
Speculation has been rife for five years about the surprisingly large number of Americans who skipped the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Months into the jabs’ broad availability in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated five million people, or 8 of COVID vaccine recipients, had stopped with a single jab. []...Click to read more
AllSides
· Jul 7, 2026
Don't call it 'safe': Public records suggest Canada didn't accurately track COVID vaccine injuries
As the Public Health Agency of Canada internally discussed the rationale it would give the public for no longer publishing reported COVID-19 vaccine injuries on its vaccine safety webpage two years ago, its executive director made a startling request: Don't call the immunizations safe.
Prensa Latina
· Jul 10, 2026
Aprueban en Brasil actualización de vacunas contra la Covid-19
Brasilia, 9 jul (Prensa Latina) La Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (Anvisa) de Brasil aprobó hoy de manera oficial la actualización de la composición de las vacunas contra la Covid-19 utilizadas en este país. The post Aprueban en Brasil actualización de vacunas contra la Covid-19 first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
Bloomberg
· Jun 25, 2026
Moderna CEO: Cautiously Optimistic on Flu Vaccine Approval
The FDA advisory committee recommended Moderna's flu vaccine for approval. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel tells Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld he is cautiously optimistic the approval will happen. (Source: Bloomberg)
Digi24
· Jul 6, 2026
Cîțu și Voiculescu se contrazic pe achiziția vaccinurilor anti-COVID: „Au crezut că vor fi eroi, supermanii care au biruit pandemia”
Fostul premier Florin Cîțu și fostul ministru al Sănătății Vlad Voiculescu se contrazic din nou în privința responsabilității pentru achiziția vaccinurilor anti-COVID. În timp ce Cîțu susține că decizia privind cumpărarea vaccinurilor și a medicamentelor a aparținut întotdeauna Ministerului Sănătății, Voiculescu afirmă că fostul șef al Guvernului a aprobat personal achizițiile și că Ministerul Sănătății a fost exclus din circuitul decizional.
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Related coverage for "The FDA Already Approved This Fall's COVID Vaccine Strain, but No One Has Officially Said Who Should Get It": The Eastern Herald — FDA Panel Backs Moderna mRNA Flu Shot 9-0, Setting Up August Approval Decision. Off The Press — Feds won’t explain plunge in people taking second dose of COVID vaccine. AllSides — Don't call it 'safe': Public records suggest Canada didn't accurately track COVID vaccine injuries. Prensa Latina — Aprueban en Brasil actualización de vacunas contra la Covid-19. Bloomberg — Moderna CEO: Cautiously Optimistic on Flu Vaccine Approval. Digi24 — Cîțu și Voiculescu se contrazic pe achiziția vaccinurilor anti-COVID: „Au crezut că vor fi eroi, supermanii care au biruit pandemia”