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FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season's influenza vaccines, an adviser on the panel and multiple officials confirm to CBS News, potentially upending the process to start manufacturing next winter's flu shots.
FDA cancels pivotal advisory meeting about next season's flu vaccine
An FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting to discuss next season’s flu vaccine has been canceled, potentially delaying the delivery schedule.
Vaccine meeting to prepare for coming winter’s flu season canceled
The vaccine meeting canceled by the FDA is the second federal vaccine panel meeting Trump administration officials have canceled since RFK Jr. took over HHS.
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled, a panel member said Wednesday.
Trump Administration Cancels Meeting of FDA Vaccine Advisers, Risking Flu-Shot Delay
The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the upcoming season.
Flu vaccine this season may be poorly matched, early CDC data suggests
Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.
RFK Jr.’s FDA Abruptly Cancels Flu Vaccine Meeting With No Explanation
A seminal, annual meeting updating advisers on next season’s influenza vaccines was abruptly canceled by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was slated to meet on March 13,
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