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Moderna said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review its influenza vaccine, reversing an earlier decision to reject the application, after the company made modifications. The reversal, which comes just a week after the FDA’s surprise decision to not review the company’s experimental flu vaccine application, lifted shares of the …
SB1949 Actions Date Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee 02/02/2026 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration 01/22/2026 Filed for introduction 01/21/2026 https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1949&GA=114 Introduced Session 114th General Assembly Bill Summary As introduced, enacts the “mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act,” which prohibits the manufacture, acquisition, possession, or making accessible to others of mRNA injections and products; …
Today we announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization of mNEXSPIKE® (mRNA-1283), a new COVID vaccine, for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals aged 12 years and older. Today we announced that the European Medicines Agency's …
In a significant development in the pharmaceutical industry, Merck and Moderna have announced a partnership focused on advancing mRNA technology specifically for cancer therapeutics. This collaboration marks a pivotal step towards exploring the potential of mRNA technology beyond its application in COVID-19 vaccines. The two companies aim to leverage their respective strengths to create innovative …
U.S. regulators approved Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 shot Wednesday. U.S. health officials did not immediately confirm the news but they generally approve updated shots from the nation’s two leading COVID-19 vaccine makers at the same time. Moderna did not immediately respond to requests for comment. This year’s updated vaccines target a newer version of the continuously …
Kennedy shut down $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts. “HHS has determined that mRNA technology poses more risk than benefits for these respiratory viruses,” he said Tuesday. The decision followed a multi-week review of 22 BARDA-funded projects targeting COVID and flu. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/hhs-plans-to-terminate-22-mrna-vaccine-projects-00494922 The call is overdue. mRNA vaccines break under mutation pressure. They don’t stop …
Larry Ellison also said the following statement about AI-driven surveillance, despite the potential privacy implications: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting," pic.twitter.com/8wnnwVE1fi — Christine ❤️🕉😊 (@ChristineNunya) January 25, 2025
Hear the answers from Professor Sandberg and Professor Olle Kampe. “The mRNA given is very transient” “The amount of side effects noted to date is extremely limited, so I don’t think it’s a major concern” “Well it can’t be integrated into the nucleus, into the DNA, and that’s a safety precaution.” “The effects noted are …