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Posted on 08/06/2026 9:13:47 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the U.S.’ first flu shot that uses mRNA technology: mFlusiva, from drugmaker Moderna.
The FDA granted approval for two age groups, adults 50 to 65 and adults 65 and up, on the condition that Moderna run an additional clinical trial in the older group, the company said in a release. In a late-stage trial, mFlusiva was found to be about 27% more effective than a standard flu shot.
Many scientists and public health experts have touted the idea of an mRNA-based flu vaccine, which uses the same messenger RNA platform as the Covid vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer. That’s because mRNA vaccines can be manufactured much faster than traditional vaccines, allowing scientists to better match circulating influenza strains.
Moderna said it takes two to three months from picking the strain to rolling out its flu shot, compared with about six months for traditional flu shots.
“If you’re choosing the strain half a year before, how good can we be at sharpshooting?” said Dr. Ofer Levy, director of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Hell, no! They just won’t stop, will they?
I hope people are not so stupid this time around.
No!
I'm not surprised. Can't Trump stop this with an EO?
Let’s not expect anything from this. This new drug is for influenza A or B, not covid. It’s for seasonal flu. Don’t get mislead.
wy69
How many more people do they have to kill
mRNA? Has this been proven to be about as safe as it can get for a flu shot?
Clot shots for everything. 🙄
No thank you. I stopped taking regular flu shots, and I certainly won’t be taking mRNA flu shots.
Iran war and now mRNA bio wepon again? Do we even have a President who knows History? Is the art of war being used against US???
This Luddite wants the good old fashioned analog.
I look forward to getting one this Fall.
“ Let’s not expect anything from this. This new drug is for influenza A or B, not covid. It’s for seasonal flu. Don’t get mislead.”
What are you talking about?
Perhaps you forgot these gems:
"The vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind”
"I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines all are very, very good.”
"I was able to get something approved that, you know, that has proven to have saved a lot of lives” "Some people say that I saved 100 million lives worldwide."
I don’t think I’ve gotten one since I retired from the Air Force. I’ve gotten the flu once in that time. No thanks.
RUN
RUN
I never found the regular ‘flu shot to be very effective anyway. I doubt this will be either. It’s always a guess...
What Could POSSIBLY Go Wrong?
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