What appears to be a routine item on a routine list of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rulemakings for the next fiscal year is being seen as anything but routine, given HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy’s stance on vaccines and several commonly used drugs.
Abera Bioscience AB has completed a ferret study with its intranasal influenza vaccine candidate. The results were consistently strong and encourage the continued development of the program. Abera intends to publish detailed study data in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
For the second time this year, the U.S. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) canceled a scheduled meeting due to a federal judge’s stay that keeps the panel from meeting with its current membership. Typically, ACIP meets three times a year – in February, June and October. The 2026 June meeting was slated for June 23-25. Whether the adcom meets in October will be up to the courts and how far Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy digs in his heels to maintain a hand-picked committee tilted toward his view of vaccines.
