OB-GYN Trade Group Breaks with CDC and Makes Own Maternal Vaccination Recommendations
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) has split from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first time ever, releasing its own 2026 recommended maternal vaccine schedule.1 2 The new schedule is endorsed by 13 medical societies and health organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and […]
FDA Panel Backs mFlusiva mRNA Flu Shot for Elderly
Despite a number of significant limitations in the available safety and efficacy data for licensure review of Moderna, Inc.’s new mRNA influenza biologic mFlusiva, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee ((VRBPAC) voted on June 18, 2026 to recommend fast-tracked licensure of the first mRNA product to target […]
FDA Set to Review Moderna’s mFlusiva mRNA Flu Shot
An mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) influenza biologic developed by Moderna, Inc. is scheduled to be reviewed today by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee ((VRBPAC) will evaluate data on Moderna’s mFlusiva (formerly known as mRNA-1010) to determine if the product provides superior relative vaccine […]
CDC Officials Involuntarily Quarantine Americans After Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued mandatory federal quarantine orders to 18 American citizens who had been passengers aboard the M/V Hondius, an expedition cruise ship on which there was an outbreak of the deadly Andes strain of hantavirus. None of the 18 Americans had tested positive for the […]
Inside the FDA’s ‘Cover-Up’ of Child Deaths Linked to COVID Vaccines
In September 2025, then-U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary publicly acknowledged that the agency was investigating reports of child deaths following COVID-19 vaccination. “We do know at the FDA… that there had been children who have died from the COVID vaccine,” Makary said during a CNN interview. By that stage, however, a […]
Executive Order Directs CDC to Reduce Number of Recommended Childhood Vaccines
On May 29, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries” endorsing a scientific assessment done earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) calling for a reduction in the number of recommended vaccines for children […]