FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall

When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will likely be getting vaccines that no longer contain protection against a family of flu viruses that appears to be…

Mar 6, 2024 - 18:00
FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall

When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will almost certainly be getting vaccines that no longer contain protection against a family of flu viruses that appears to be extinct.

Experts who advise the Food and Drug Administration on vaccine-related issues voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend that the FDA approve trivalent flu vaccines for the 2024-2025 season, instead of the quadrivalent, or four-in-one, shots that have been the industry standard for the past decade or so.

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