Drugs & FDA The FDA Said No to Moderna's mRNA Flu Shot in February. By August, the Two Men Who Said No Were Gone.
The FDA refused to even review Moderna's mRNA flu shot in February because it was never tested against the enhanced vaccines seniors are steered toward. The two officials who objected are gone, and the agency approved it anyway, for the oldest patients, on a promise to prove it works later.
By Marcus Chen · August 9, 2026