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Trump’s health secretary has halted federal flu vaccine promotions, citing personal beliefs about vaccine risks.

Washington hospitals and health care facilities are seeing more people come in with flu symptoms.

Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults ...

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Monday defended his agency's position and record on mRNA vaccines, days after it ...

"He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors," Sen. Mitch McConnell's spokesman ...

Moderna held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.

The FDA has set a deadline of August to decide on whether to approve the vaccine. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.

LONG BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, February 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SCAN Health Plan (SCAN), one of the nation’s ...

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — The Grant County Health District (GCHD) says it has confirmed two separate households have tested positive for Bird Flu (avian influenza) within the past month. The two cases ...