This new kind of flu shot by Moderna has just been approved by the FDA

mFlusiva is intended for adults 50 and older.

FILE – The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. [Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, said the manufacturer, Moderna.The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults who are 50 and older. Other brands of flu shots already have begun arriving in pharmacies ahead of fall vaccination season, and Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select........

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