FDA may not renew Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shot authorization, creating uncertainty for fall child vaccinations

FDA; Pfizer-BioNTech; pediatric COVID-19 vaccine; EUA renewal; authorization not renewed; child vaccinations; fall 2025; regulatory framework; Moderna comparison; CDC guidance

HHS ousts MAHA implementation lead amid rushed cancellations of $500M in mRNA vaccine contracts

HHS; MAHA; Gray Delany; mRNA contracts; BARDA; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; vaccine policy; contract terminations; Moderna; Pfizer; CSL Seqirus; staff shakeup

HHS Cancels $500 Million in BARDA-Funded mRNA Vaccine Contracts Amid Strategic Shift

HHS; BARDA; mRNA vaccine; vaccine development; contract cancellation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; COVID-19; federal funding; Moderna; Pfizer; Seqirus

FDA Approves Moderna’s Next-Generation Covid Vaccine With Limited Use for Most Healthy People

Moderna; FDA approval; mNexspike; next-generation Covid vaccine; vaccine restrictions; Covid-19; Spikevax; elderly; high-risk medical conditions; Omicron JN.1 variant

Moderna’s Next-Generation COVID Shot Gets FDA Backing With Usage Limitations

Moderna; COVID-19 vaccine; FDA approval; mNEXSPIKE; mRNA-1283; next-generation vaccine; respiratory virus season; age restriction; underlying conditions; vaccine efficacy

Trump Administration Cancels Major Federal Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine

Trump administration; Moderna; bird flu vaccine; HHS; funding cancellation; mRNA vaccine; pandemic preparedness; H5 avian influenza