This is awful news. An mRNA flu vaccine has the potential to provide more complete immunity vs the traditional flu vaccine

FDA for decades has allowed vaccine makers to quickly update their annual flu shots to target the latest strains by showing that they trigger an immune response in patients. That’s a far more efficient approach than running long-term studies tracking whether patients get the flu and how they fare. In an internal memo last year, Prasad wrote that the streamlined method would no longer be permitted – leading more than a dozen former FDA commissioners to pen an editorial condemning the statements.

Wait, what? They’re completely doing away with annual updates to traditional flu vaccines too? What the fuck