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Why did the U.S. FDA decline to review the new mRNA influenza vaccine?

February 13, 2026 admin

On February 3, 2026, the US FDA issued a ‘refusal to file’ (RTF) letter to Moderna Inc. regarding their new mRNA vaccine developed against influenza. This decision generated considerable controversy worldwide, particularly given the current direction of vaccination policy in the United States towards a more conservative approach. However, that does not necessarily mean that…

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Russia Develops Cancer Vaccine, To Distribute For Free: Report

December 18, 2024 admin

Russia has developed an mRNA vaccine against cancer, Russian news agency TASS has reported. The vaccine will be distributed to cancer patients for free, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health, Andrey Kaprin, told Radio Rossiya. The vaccine has been developed in collaboration with several research centers and…

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mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research

October 6, 2023 admin

Pharmacist Lena Springmann prepares a Covid-19 vaccination with Pfizer/Biontech vaccine at a vaccination center in Halle, Germany, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. | Photo Credit: AP The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó…

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Katalin Kariko, scientific maverick who paved way for mRNA vaccines

October 2, 2023 admin

Hungarian biochemist Katalin Kariko poses for a photo in Budapest, Hungary, May 27, 2021. Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The award was given to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. Karikó is a professor at Sagan’s…

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