United States: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided recommendations to vaccine manufacturers about which flu virus strains should be utilized for the 2025-2026 flu season vaccines that will be used in the United States.
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The food and drug administration performed independently while making the recommendations this time rather than following the traditional committee-based process, as Reuters reported.
For public vaccine access the agency expects no delays or availability disruptions.When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received his position as secretary of Health and Human Services in February he showed criticism against his supervised agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Kennedy stands against the notion that he opposes vaccines and he maintains he would never block Americans from vaccinating.
The flu vaccine recommendation the agency issued happened at the time when its Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was supposed to convene though officials later called off the event.
The current influenza rates which are either at their highest point or extremely close to it in at least 15 years continue to increase across the United States, as Reuters reported.