The FDA decided not to even review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccines for approval, even though the studies the FDA would be reviewing were conducted the way the FDA told Moderna to do them.

Now expects that none of its other will be reviewed, and has halted studies on vaccines for EBV, HSV, and shingles.

A lot of people with herpes would be angry if they found out.

A lot of people who have family members with -- now thought to be caused in part by EBV -- will be livid.

Screenshot of a post on X/Twitter by @LeahLibresco, dated Feb 12 2026:

"Moderna’s CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: ‘You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market.’ Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
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So the JKF Jr is not only going to harm people in the USA with his anti-vaccine idiocy, he’s now going to harm people worldwide because Moderna is now no longer going to research vaccines for infectious disease that kill people. While I don’t particularly like pharma companies and their business practices, this is pure stupidity.

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