"Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine CBSNews Updated Tue, February 10, 2026
In the last year, FDA officials working under Kennedy have rolled back recommendations around COVID-19 shots, added extra warnings to the two leading COVID vaccines — which are made with mRNA technology — and removed critics of the administration's approach from an FDA advisory panel.
Kennedy announced last year that his department would cancel more than $500 million in contracts and funding for the development of vaccines using mRNA, zeroing in on research into coronavirus and flu vaccines."