{
  "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 — the newest U.S. vaccine approval, Moderna's mRNA flu shot, came on August 5; today is a quiet Sunday.",
  "details": [
    "mFLUSIVA (mRNA-1010) approved Aug 5, 2026, adults 50 and older",
    "First mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine cleared in the U.S.",
    "Latest FDA biologics approval on file: Sept 17, 2026, a gene therapy"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "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": "BioSpectrum Asia",
      "url": "https://biospectrumasia.com/news/37/28164/moderna-receives-us-fda-approval-for-influenza-vaccine-mflusiva.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "Resumen de Salud",
      "url": "https://resumendesalud.net/tag/new-york-times/"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Medical Letter, Inc.",
      "url": "https://secure.medicalletter.org/taxonomy/term/16423"
    },
    {
      "title": "ContagionLive",
      "url": "https://www.contagionlive.com/news?p=4&page=3&__cf_chl_tk=8AP9kNj1fLajpb0QQv0TPGr6DR9KkkQoYy72TxeBRX8-1778393822-1.0.1.1-2ojdQrfocAa_GLdcoZoAsWdCqt9SxResJ2pJL7DLSP4#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "2026 Biological License Application Approvals",
      "url": "https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/development-approval-process-cber/2026-biological-license-application-approvals"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-new-vaccine-approved-this-year/2026-10-25",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-25T07:43:38.141Z"
}