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Moderna says US refusing to review mRNA-based flu shot
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» NEW YORK - Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said on Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was refusing to review an application for its first mRNA-based flu shot.
US panel scraps hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - US vaccine advisers have scrapped a long-standing recommendation that all American newborns receive the hepatitis B shot, a major policy win for health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr that disease experts say will reverse decades of public health gains.
French scientists probe mRNA’s potential to fight cancer
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» ORLEANS, France - Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA — best known for being used in Covid-19 vaccines — in the hopes of finding a breakthrough treatment for a particularly deadly cancer.
RFK Jr defends US health agency shake up, Democrats call for his ouster
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that firing a top government scientist was "absolutely necessary," as he faced blistering criticism from Democrats urging him to resign over his steps to curb vaccines.
RFK Jr bashes US health agency after its chief is sacked
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday lashed out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a day after its director was ousted, saying the renowned agency needs to be overhauled.
US axes mRNA vaccine contracts, casting safety doubts
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, questioning the safety of a technology credited with helping end the Covid pandemic and saving millions of lives.
US approves new Moderna Covid jab for over-65s
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation Covid-19 vaccine for everyone aged 65 and above, the company said on Saturday, the first endorsement since the regulator tightened requirements.
Claudia Goldin wins Nobel for work on women in the labour market
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel prize in economics was on Monday awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market.
Light or new materials tipped for Nobel Physics Prize
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Research into light, new materials and cosmic exploration are seen as possible contenders for Tuesday's Nobel Physics Prize, though experts warn it is difficult to predict a winner in the vast field.
Katalin Kariko, scientific maverick who paved way for mRNA vaccines
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Kariko's obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease once cost her a faculty position at a prestigious US university, which dismissed the idea as a dead end.