F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine

NYT Business Thursday 06 August 2026, 02:24 UTC By Christina Jewett 1 min read

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Moderna has said that the faster new approach used to prepare the vaccine will enable a shift away from the current process of focusing on one flu strain for an entire hemisphere each season and allow each nation to pick its best option.

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