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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…

February 11, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFDA won’t consider a new mRNA vaccine for flu despite the technology’s life-saving promiseThe U.S.’s drug safety…

US regulators will not review Moderna’s request to license a new, potentially more effective flu shot – even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

“Put your coat on or you’ll catch your death of cold.” It’s a common refrain that feeds the narrative that getting cold will make us sick.…

Members of the public and charity volunteers are working to contain a suspected outbreak of bird flu among swans in the Thames Valley, amid signs that…

January 21, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRFK, Jr.’s assertion that his voice condition is linked to the flu shot is not based in…

As the US reaches record-breaking rates of illness and hospitals scramble to care for flu patients, officials have stopped fully recommending the flu shot, casting doubt…

January 14, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHow CDC’s Vaccine Rollback Will Affect Winter Respiratory Virus SeasonRobert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Centers for Disease Control…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, if it feels…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week removed the influenza shot—along with five others—from the list of recommended vaccines for all children, an…