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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.
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 tell CBS News, upending the usual process to start manufacturing next winter's flu shots.
Could flu shot supply fall short this year? FDA's canceled meeting sparks worries
Flu vaccine makers may face a last-minute scramble to produce enough doses after an FDA advisory committee meeting was abruptly canceled.
RFK Jr. canceled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?
This week, the Food and Drug Administration — now with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm — unexpectedly and without reason canceled a March meeting of scientists who advise the FDA on vaccine policy. A similar meeting at the Centers for Disease Control was postponed last week.
FDA allowed to help WHO update flu shots, despite Trump ban
The Food and Drug Administration was allowed to participate in the World Health Organization's meeting this week on updating influenza shots, officials for the U.N. agency said, despite an order by President Trump last month banning government employees from working with the WHO. The administration has granted some exemptions to the order.
‘We Were Told Nothing.’ What to Know About the Canceled Meeting to Discuss the Next Flu Shot
The meeting cancellation came one day before the CDC issued its weekly MMWR report, a scientific update on the latest public-health news. In the Feb. 27 edition, CDC scientists published new data on the benefits of flu shots in protecting both children and adults from serious complications.
FDA Cancels Critical Flu Vaccine Meeting With No Explanation
The FDA canceled a critical annual flu vaccine planning meeting without explanation days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took control of HHS.
FDA cancels meeting to choose flu vaccine strain
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly canceled a vaccine advisory meeting where members were slated to discuss influenza vaccine strains. The meeting was scheduled for March 13.
Meeting of FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says
This is the second cancellation to vaccine-related advisory panels since RFK Jr. took the helm at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Unease over canceled flu shot meeting
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was supposed to meet on March 13 to recommend to the agency which flu strains should be included in influenza shots for the Northern Hemisphere’s next flu season.
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.
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