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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
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.
Vaccine meeting to prepare for coming winter’s flu season canceled
Trump officials have canceled a federal vaccine advisory committee meeting expected to be held next month that was intended to help select the makeup of next winter’s influenza vaccine. This is the second federal vaccine advisory panel that has been postponed or canceled since Robert F.
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.
'God help us all': Infectious disease experts panic after Trump FDA cancels vaccine meeting
Despite this being the worst flu season in 15 years, President Donald Trump's administration has abruptly cancelled a critical meeting that infectious disease experts were counting on to make sure the latest flu vaccine is the strongest.
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.
Trump administration weighs pulling funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract that was awarded to Moderna for the development of its bird ...
Erie County's flu cases set record for second straight week. First flu death reported
Erie County reported 1,087 flu cases for the week ending Feb. 14, the most since flu became a reportable disease in 2003.
Where has bird flu been reported in the US? See map of 70 cases
There are 70 confirmed cases of the bird flu among humans in the U.S., as of Tuesday. The CDC said the current public health ...
The Bird Flu Could Be Way Worse Than We Know, According to Experts
If bird flu is only spreading through direct animal contact, how did veterinarians with no known exposure get infected?
Bird flu is in NC. Are you at risk of catching it? What to know about causes & symptoms
In the U.S., there have been 70 reported cases of bird flu in humans since 2024, but none in North Carolina and no known ...
FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu strains for next season's shots
It comes as RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, makes moves that could ...
Bird flu scare: Dead ducks found on York Beach sent for testing
Samples from dead ducks found on Short Sands Beach on Tuesday are being sent to a lab to determine whether the birds died ...