the FDA Blocked Moderna's New Flu Shot
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"The FDA rejected Moderna's application for filing because the company refused to follow very clear FDA guidance from 2024 to test its product in a clinical trial against a [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)] recommended flu vaccine to compare safety and efficacy," Makary said in the statement.
Vinay Prasad, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research head, is accused of interpersonal impropriety as pushback builds against his decision to reject Moderna’s influenza vaccine candidate.
Moderna claimed that the decision, issued by top vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad, was “inconsistent” with prior FDA communications and went against the regulator’s established guidance for flu shots.