{"id":2641804,"date":"2026-08-07T11:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-fda-approves-first-ever-moderna-mrna-flu-shot-reportedly-with-no-key-testing-worse-safety-than-normal-flu-shots\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:57:49","slug":"here-we-go-again-fda-approves-first-ever-moderna-mrna-flu-shot-reportedly-with-no-key-testing-worse-safety-than-normal-flu-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-fda-approves-first-ever-moderna-mrna-flu-shot-reportedly-with-no-key-testing-worse-safety-than-normal-flu-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Here We Go Again: FDA Approves First-Ever Moderna mRNA Flu Shot, Reportedly With No Key Testing, Worse Safety Than Normal Flu Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhere-we-go-again-fda-approves-first-ever-moderna-mrna-flu-shot-reportedly-with-no-key-testing-worse-safety-than-normal-flu-shots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the recent rollout of Moderna&#8217;s new mRNA influenza vaccine called mFLUSIVA. Even though it has been approved by the FDA for adults aged 50 to 64,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-effective-is-your-cancer-medication-the-industry-might-not-even-know\/\" title=\"How Effective Is Your Cancer Medication? The Industry Might Not Even Know\">granted accelerated approval<\/a> for those over 65,concerns are raised about its safety and efficacy. Reports indicate a higher rate of adverse reactions (6.4%) compared to standard flu vaccines (1%), <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wiht common side effects including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-says-one-dose-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-is-safe-effective\/\" title=\"FDA Says One-Dose Johnson &amp; Johnson ... ... Is Safe, Effective\">injection site pain<\/a><\/a>, fatigue, headaches, and serious incidents like fainting and heart inflammation. The technology behind mFLUSIVA is similar to COVID-19 vaccines,which has fostered public distrust,especially given past controversies and perceived mishandling during the pandemic. Critics question whether pharmaceutical companies can be trusted after the events of COVID-19, highlighting the erosion of confidence due to conflicting statements and actions from health authorities and figures like Anthony Fauci. This distrust poses ongoing challenges for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-political-ad-ban-is-blocking-vaccine-information\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s Political Ad Ban Is Blocking ... Information\">public health messaging<\/a> and vaccine acceptance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moderna has rolled out a new mRNA vaccine, but the public should know better than to trust a novel product from a pharmaceutical company after the events of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccine in question is for influenza \u2014 mFLUSIVA \u2014 and has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/politics-policy\/health\/return-rubber-stamp-first-mrna-flu-vaccine-has-far-higher-injury-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just the News<\/a> reporting it was not tested against a placebo and only small benefits were noted against a standard flu vaccine with a lower safety profile.<\/p>\n<p>mFLUSIVA carries a 6.4 percent rate for adverse reactions or a \u201cGrade 3.\u201d The standard shot has a 1 percent rate.<\/p>\n<p>The new vaccine is for adults 50 through 64 years old, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnewswire.com\/newsroom\/en\/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical\/moderna-receives-u.s.-fda-approval-for-influenza-vaccine-mflusiva-1201472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access News Wire<\/a>. Use in adults over 65 was granted accelerated approval, but Just the News noted that Moderna must complete a \u201cpostmarketing\u201d study to compare it in the latter group against a high dose of the standard flu vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/05\/health\/mrna-flu-vaccine-moderna.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3VA.j-nD._vJ5Y5lV-9P-&#038;smid=tw-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> noted the adverse effects after use. Injection site pain was experienced by nearly two-thirds of those who took it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2516491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the study<\/a> cited.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said 45 percent of participants reported fatigue and 38 percent reported headaches. Those reports were twice as high as the comparator.<\/p>\n<p>Serious events like fainting, low blood pressure leading to three days in the hospital, and one case of perimyocarditis were also reported, the latter of which the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/24579-myopericarditis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a> defines as \u201cinflammation in two different parts of your heart, but mostly in the protective sac around it,\u201d known as the pericardium.<\/p>\n<p>According to The New York Times, the technology used in mFLUSIVA is the same as that used in the COVID vaccines. mRNA vaccines tell the body to make the virus in order to set off the immune response in the body.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being five to six years removed from COVID, Americans have not forgotten when experimental vaccines were foisted upon them, at risk of losing their jobs and being ostracized by their peers.<\/p>\n<p>This presents problems now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>How can we trust pharmaceutical companies, regardless of the efficacy of these new products?<\/p>\n<p>COVID sowed such a degree of distrust between the scientific community and the general population that whatever faith existed before 2020 likely won\u2019t return any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the helm of the COVID response now sheepishly retreat when asked to defend their records.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/hearings\/testimony-of-anthony-fauci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> On July 29,<\/a> former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answering for his record.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci\u2019s actions over the years \u2014 especially his dishonesty and deceit \u2014 came amid numerous media appearances where he made a tidal wave of contradictory remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/0rf\/status\/2053823920101581098?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2053823920101581098%7Ctwgr%5E6c9f84da603665a90548eeeaeb6e9adcf944cb92%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fwatch-fauci-video-every-single-american-must-see-20-solid-minutes-contradictions-masks-distancing-vax%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 20-minute compilation<\/a> of his behavior now exists courtesy of a self-styled investigative video reporter, Matt Orfalea.<\/p>\n<p>The footage covers it all \u2014 masking, social distancing, vaccinating, and government shutdowns.<\/p>\n<p>For as angry as the American people are with Fauci, the scientific community with genuine intentions should be just as incensed.<\/p>\n<p>It could take lifetimes to restore the trust he betrayed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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