There were deaths in the Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial group.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The claim departs from the passage: the passage says only "there were deaths in the trial group" and never names Moderna or an mRNA flu vaccine, so the verdict is unverifiable under the extraction-fidelity rule.
What we found
Contradicts. A Kingston Report post reproduced in a county record claims 102 deaths in the mRNA group as proof of harm; this repeats a figure whose context is omitted and is not independent evidence of causation.[2]
Context. Pooled phase 3 safety data reported 102 deaths in the mRNA groups versus 97 in the standard- or high-dose comparator groups, so deaths did occur in the Moderna flu vaccine trial arms.[3][4]
Context. The FDA identified 23 deaths of unspecified cause in the mRNA group versus nine in the comparator, rising to 29 versus 12 when sudden deaths were pooled; the FDA judged the imbalance unlikely to be vaccine-caused.[3][5]
Context. Full Fact notes that no mRNA flu vaccine had been approved as of its 2025 review, while later sources report FDA approval of mFLUSIVA in August 2026.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Robert F Kennedy Jr wrong about mRNA vaccines ...fullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2FW_ Despite Over 100 Deaths in Moderna's mRNA Flu Trialedocs.buttecounty.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3The Unanswered Questions Behind Moderna's mRNA Flu Vaccinephilipmcmillan.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4A Bad Take on the mRNA Flu Vaccine, a Petition to Pull Infants' Tylenol, and ...theunbiasedscipod.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5FDA approves Moderna mRNA flu ‘vaccine’brusselssignal.eu · not rated · cited for: context
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