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 […]
National Cancer Institute to Study Ivermectin as Potential Cancer Treatment
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) plans to conduct a study on the use of ivermectin to treat cancer, according to a top official. Ivermectin is an FDA-approved anti-parasitic medication commonly used to treat various infections caused by internal and external parasites, such as parasitic worms and head lice, though the drug rose in popularity—and scrutiny—during […]
CDC’s ACIP: The Next Generation
On Sept. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the appointment of five additional members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The new members—Catherine Stein, PhD; Evelyn Griffin, MD; Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA; Kirk Milhoan; MD, PhD; and Raymond Pollak, MD—bring […]
U.S. Government Will Revive 1990s-Era Childhood Vaccine Safety Task Force
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Aug. 14, 2025 that it would be reviving a Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines that was created under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 but was disbanded in 1998. The task force was “a federal panel created by Congress to improve […]
CDC’s Been Hurting a Long Time
The firing of the 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on June 9, 2025 initiated a firestorm of criticism about the new direction the CDC is taking. There […]
Vaccines Can Cause Injury and Death. Scientific Fact, Not Disinformation.
In a prepared statement released on Aug. 12, 2025, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 2883, urged the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide a “clear and unequivocal stance in condemning vaccine disinformation.”1 2 3 The union, […]