FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Revision to Flu Vaccine

March 6, 2024

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(Axios) – An FDA advisory panel on Tuesday voted unanimously for a recommendation that the agency adopt a modified flu vaccine for next fall that could make it easier for manufacturers to increase supplies. The big picture: The panel’s recommendation would turn the quadrivalent flu vaccine into a trivalent vaccine — dropping a specific strain that has not been detected since 2020. (Read More)