Upcoming ACIP Meeting to Focus on COVID-19 Shot Injuries
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are scheduled to meet on Mar. 18-19, 2026 to discuss the injuries to people who received COVID-19 shots and the matter of safety monitoring related to the shots, particularly with regard to the development of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart […]
Combination mRNA COVID-Influenza Shot Recommended by European Medicines Agency
The European Medicine Agency (EDA) has recommended marketing authorization for Moderna’s mCombriax mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) shot. The product, also known as mRNA-1083, is a genetically engineered biologic targeting both influenza and COVID-19. It builds on work Moderna has done on its next-generation mRNA COVID shot known as mNexSpike and mRNA-1010.1 2 3 The recommendation […]
U.S. Researcher Wins $1.9 Million USDA Grant to Develop Novel Bird Flu Vaccine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has awarded a three-year, $1.9 million grant to a researcher at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine to develop a novel vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (“bird flu”) and Newcastle disease—another fatal, viral […]
Nipah Virus Cases in Asia Increase Pressure to Develop a Vaccine
On Jan. 26, 2026, the government of India confirmed two cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection in its state of West Bengal. Both cases involved health care workers in a hospital in the district of North 24 Parganas. One of the individuals died after being hospitalized on Jan. 28. Contact tracing linked a total of […]
United States Out of the World Health Organization
One of the first things President Trump did on the first day of his second term in office was sign an Executive Order giving notice that the United States would withdraw from membership in the World Health Organization (WHO). The move, which came just hours after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, had been expected.1 […]
Polio Vaccine Questioned by Chair of CDC Advisory Committee
In a podcast interview released on Jan. 22, 2026, pediatric cardiologist Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD questioned the need for the polio vaccine.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dr. Milhoan, who is chair of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), said: As you look at polio, […]