America’s drug safety agency declined to review a next-gen flu vaccine that uses the same tech as the coronavirus shots

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Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine have developed an mRNA vaccine with the potential to prevent life-threatening allergic reactions. The new vaccine, described in an article published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, prevented ...

After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.

Mani Foroohar, M.D., of Leerink Partners, says that the decision reflects “how sharp the departure has been between the prior administration and this administration.”

Since the announcements by federal health authorities earlier this year that federal mRNA vaccine funding will be curtailed, a fierce debate has taken place around the future of mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics. As San Diego-based innovators of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks after being sworn in as health and human services secretary in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. [AP Photo/Alex Brandon] In the past few weeks, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dramatically reshaped America ...

First mRNA vaccine to be produced in UK approved by regulators - The Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre will make millions of cutting-edge mRNA vaccines