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Is sandbagging like this normal in getting FDA approvals or did someone at Moderna f this up?
by cosmicgadget 9mo ago
Is sandbagging like this normal in getting FDA approvals or did someone at Moderna f this up?
- icegreentea2 9mo agoTrial designs are rarely perfect, and drug companies will try to stack the deck. That being said, trial designs aren't made in isolation without consultation. Moderna's press release about this (https://feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.html?newsid=7346090610333866&symbol=MRNA https://feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.html?newsid=7346...) indicates that 2024 CDC said that performing an efficacy trial without using the higher dose would likely cause complications for recommending the mRNA vaccine for the >65 age group, but would not impact overall approval.
- stouset 9mo agoThat was 2024. I wonder what could possibly be different about today, in 2026?
- smt88 9mo agoThis is specifically a political attempt by RFK Jr. to stop people from getting mRNA flu vaccines.