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Senator Murray among those criticizing canceling of FDA flu shot meeting
WA U.S. Senator Patty Murray and others expressed grave concerns over the FDA's decision to cancel a critical meeting amid the worst flu season in 15 years.
As flu slams the Philly region, the FDA cancels a meeting on next season’s vaccines
The Philadelphia region is weathering a particularly serious flu season as actions from President Donald Trump’s new administration raise questions about federal health agencies’ approach toward annual efforts to protect people with vaccines.
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 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.
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.
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.
RFK Jr. canceled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the implications of axing the meeting.
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.
CDC estimates flu vaccine effectiveness as cases slam the region
After speculation as to whether this year’s flu vaccine could be poorly matched to the current strain of flu, new Centers for ...
US FDA, CDC investigating multi-state listeria outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were ...
CDC investigating hospitalizations of five people who recently received chikungunya vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people ...
CDC: Bad flu season has peaked in the United States
One of the worst flu seasons in years has reached its peak and is improving, officials with the Centers for Disease Control ...
US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020, CDC data shows
Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose in the United States in the 12-month period ending September 2024, a decline ...
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FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines
"The FDA will make public its recommendations to ... A quarterly meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was unexpectedly postponed earlier this month, citing the need ...
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CDC Joins WHO Vaccine Meeting Despite Trump’s Ban, Sparking Questions On U.S. Withdrawal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in a World Health Organization (WHO) flu vaccine meeting ...
Thousands of federal workers, including CDC, FDA, and NIH staff, laid off in sweeping cuts
Thousands of federal workers, including staff at the CDC, FDA, and NIH, were laid off as part of sweeping cuts under the Trump administration's directive. The job reductions, primarily targeting ...