The FDA sent an application back to Moderna regarding their mRNA flu vaccine.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The FDA did send Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application back in early February 2026 via a refuse-to-file letter, as reported by AP, NPR, and CBS. The FDA reversed course about two weeks later and agreed to review the application, a later development the claim does not address.
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… This was the this is, like like, from my perspective, like, this is the issue that that freedoms yeah. So, so, so, and and, and, you know, it it it has ramifications for millions of children, also. Around that time that Marty was in the hot seat, the FDA sent a basically sent an application back on the Moderna mRNA flu vaccine. Did you ever talk about that? Okay, so this is a big uproar among some of the MAHA folks, but, uh, Moderna was using their mRNA technology to create a flu vaccine, right? …
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Supports. AP reports the FDA sent Moderna a 'refusal-to-file' letter refusing to consider its new mRNA flu vaccine application, which the company announced in February 2026.[1]
Supports. NPR and CBS both report that the FDA's refuse-to-file letter rejected Moderna's application, and that the agency reversed course on February 18, 2026 to review it.[4][5]
Supports. Yahoo reports the refusal-to-file letter was dated February 3, 2026, and was sent in response to Moderna's December 2025 application.[6]
Context. The FDA later approved the vaccine (mFlusiva) on August 5, 2026, per the FDA approval letter and Reuters, after Moderna proposed a revised regulatory approach.[2][3]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Moderna says FDA will not consider its mRNA flu vaccineapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US FDA approves first mRNA flu shot from Modernareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3August 5, 2026 Approval Letter - MFLUSIVA - U.S. Food and ...fda.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4FDA reverses course on Moderna flu shotnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Moderna says FDA will now review its new flu vaccine, reversing earlier decisioncbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6FDA rejects Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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