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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.
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.
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.
FDA Vaccine Panel Meeting To Discuss Flu Shots Reportedly Canceled
The reported cancellation is the second time a federal-level vaccination panel meeting has been affected since Robert F. Kennedy Jr took over as the Health and Human Services secretary.
Flu vaccine panel meeting canceled, US FDA confirms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Thursday that a meeting of its independent advisory panel to discuss the composition of this year's flu vaccine has been canceled and the regulator would instead make recommendations later.
FDA Cancels Critical Flu Vaccine Meeting With No Explanation
The Food and Drug Administration abruptly canceled a critical meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), which gathers annually in March to determine what flu strains will be covered by next year’s vaccine.
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.
FDA abruptly cancels flu vaccine strain selection meeting
Each year, flu vaccines are tailored to match the most prevalent virus strains expected to circulate. Without an official strain selection from the FDA, vaccine makers may be forced to rely solely on recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), which is set to meet this Friday.
FDA cancels March meeting on flu vaccine composition without explanation
The FDA's decision to cancel the March meeting raises questions about flu vaccine guidance for manufacturers this year
What FDA's cancelled meeting means for updated flu vaccine, public health
The Food and Drug Administration has canceled an annual advisers meeting to weigh in on yearly updates to the flu vaccine, raising some experts' concerns about next year's shot. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr.
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