FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’
The Guardian World
by Melody SchreiberFebruary 13, 2026
Agency says application rejected due to lack of ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial, but experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’
A senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official says Moderna’s clinical trial on a new, potentially more effective flu vaccine was a “brazen failure” and that the FDA is now calling it into question.
The FDA unexpectedly refused to consider Moderna’s application for a flu shot based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in a decision that experts say is already having a chilling effect on vaccine development.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/13/2026