An FDA panel backs Moderna's mRNA flu shot, against the agency's own drift (arstechnica.com)
The vaccine in question is not COVID. It is a seasonal flu shot built on mRNA, which can be reformulated late enough to chase the strains that actually circulate rather than a months-old guess.
The 'agency drama' in the headline traces to Vinay Prasad, an FDA official critics call vaccine-skeptical. The expert committee recommended approval over that internal resistance.
Then the thread turned on the official's defenders, and on the article itself for citing no data.
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