{
  "question": "Was today a new vaccine approved this year?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-new-vaccine-approved-this-year",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — today is a Monday in October; the year's vaccine approvals happened months ago, including Moderna's mFLUSIVA on 5 August.",
  "details": [
    "FDA approved mFLUSIVA, first mRNA flu vaccine, on 5 Aug 2026",
    "Updated 2026-2027 COVID-19 shots approved in October, not today",
    "Today's only distinction: last Monday of the month"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "JAMA",
      "url": "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2854683?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2778176"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. Food and Drug Administration (.gov)",
      "url": "https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/development-approval-process-cber/2026-biological-license-application-approvals#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Immunize.org",
      "url": "https://www.immunize.org/news/official-release-repository/fda/"
    },
    {
      "title": "AJMC",
      "url": "https://www.ajmc.com/approvals-launches?page=2#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "AJMC",
      "url": "https://www.ajmc.com/approvals-launches?page=2&__cf_chl_rt_tk=tFvgJ1uTZ91Ag__clJ8OBQcqQNjhLYa5gcyAuQDF1m4-1778920152-1.0.1.1-8tuBbDr71LCK_eur.Tvs0PQYv2OkA0Dw4QsrVAW_egk#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Becker's Hospital Review",
      "url": "https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/6-new-fda-approved-drugs-to-know/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-new-vaccine-approved-this-year/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T09:11:11.137Z"
}