Moderna is preparing to test Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tougher vaccine policies with a combination flu-COVID ...

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Moderna’s mRNA flu shot outperforms existing vaccines in Phase 3 trial, showing over 26% greater efficacy—paving the way for ...

A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing ...

Moderna this week announced positive data from a phase 3 trial of its messenger RNA vaccine against seasonal influenza, which ...

The latest phase 3 win is a boost for Moderna’s attempts to create a flu/COVID combination vaccine. The company withdrew a filing for FDA approval for its combo candidate last month while it waited ...

The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers endorsed this fall's flu vaccines late last week, but only those that don't ...

A recombinant flu vaccine (Flublok) contains no eggs and was recently approved for use in individuals aged 9 years or older ...

Used in very low amounts, thimerosal has been used since the 1930s to prevent contamination in multidose vaccine vials, and ...

The preservative is in a small share of flu shots and has been studied for decades. Experts say it’s safe — despite Kennedy’s long opposition.

The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last ...

The mRNA drug developer said it will begin discussing approval with the FDA, which has adopted stricter vaccine review standards.