FDA Advisers Recommend Approving First mRNA Influenza Vaccine

By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-18 18:45:28 | Updated at 2026-06-20 09:45:08 1 day ago
FDA Advisers Recommend Approving First mRNA Influenza Vaccine

A healthcare worker in New York prepares a Moderna vaccine, in a file photo. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The Food and Drug Administration should approve the first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine for influenza, the agency’s vaccine advisory panel said on June 18.

The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee in a unanimous vote advised the FDA to approve an mRNA flu shot from Moderna for adults aged 50 and older.

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