The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in influenza (flu) vaccines for the 2025-2026 US flu season following a thorough and comprehensive review of US and global surveillance data.
With today’s action, the FDA said it does not anticipate any impact on timing or availability of vaccines for the American public. The recommendations are similar to the previous year’s strain selection.
The announcement comes after the abrupt cancellation of the vaccines advisory committee meeting that had been scheduled for March 13, and raised concerns that manufacturers would not have sufficient time to produce the vaccines ahead of the upcoming flu season.
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