Seeing quite a lot of panic about this news: if VRBPAC doesn't issue recommendations about the strains for the 2025-2026 season, vaccine manufacturers will just use WHO's recommendations. The lack of US input would mean, at most, a less tailored vaccine, but it's guesswork anyway. - ThreadSky

rahaeli.bsky.social • 12 hours ago

Seeing quite a lot of panic about this news: if VRBPAC doesn't issue recommendations about the strains for the 2025-2026 season, vaccine manufacturers will just use WHO's recommendations. The lack of US input would mean, at most, a less tailored vaccine, but it's guesswork anyway.

Reposted from Sarah Karlin-Smith

Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

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rahaeli.bsky.social•12 hours ago

You can safely postpone panic about this issue until a theoretical "the FDA doesn't approve the 2025-2026 flu vaccine made to WHO recommendations" milestone, which would be quite a ways off. Please ration your panic.

mattferrel.bsky.social•10 hours ago

“Please ration your panic” is good advice.

mattpt55.bsky.social•12 hours ago

But practice makes ...oh never mind /humor

archangelbeth.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Is it okay if I panic at the Republican governor about stuff so one of her staffers has to look up if it's accurate or not? 😇

fidelioscabinet.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I’ve been budgeting my panic for a while now. I’ve reached the point where I’m pretty frugal with it.

horsecourser.bsky.social•12 hours ago

such a good way to put it. we've only got so much adrenaline, folks! it's a marathon, not a sprint, pace yourselves!

lizamazel.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I'm already furious that they've apparently frozen development on the nasal vaccine and pill for Covid.

miserable carrion eating degenerate fuck

tonydaniel.bsky.social•2 hours ago

This will be our loss. Those developments will go elsewhere, and we'll pay the price in the long run. His cavalier response to the measles outbreak is also sickening.

lizamazel.bsky.social•1 hour ago

at this point I'm just concerned that we even get access to the treatments

tonydaniel.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Yeah. I am close to Canada. Don't know if they would do it for us. Considering.

lizamazel.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I'm closer to Mexico. Who the fuck even knows.

I imagine if it becomes widespread enough elsewhere you can always pay out of pocket. doesn't exactly help with the whole "epidemic' thing tho

trappiste.bsky.social•12 hours ago

But I want to get all the panic out of the way up front. That will work, right?

rellum.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Would the vaccine manufacturers be willing to start production now, knowing they may not be able to sell their product this fall?

rahaeli.bsky.social•10 hours ago

There will not be a dearth of buyers for flu shots, even if they are international.

mashfanficchick.bsky.social•1 hour ago

FWIW, I’m more concerned about what it says about the government’s plans for public health overall (namely, to make sure it’s no longer a thing) than I am about the likely direct ramifications of this particular choice.

revanche.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Wow is that a relief. I wasn't yet at panic but I was definitely at: what does this mean for vaccine access and DO we need to emergency brainstorm (and God when am I going to fit THAT in)

betsycooley.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Thanks. That's useful info given the state of affairs these days.

joliekitsune.bsky.social•11 hours ago

“Ration your panic” should probably be my slogan for the year!

wlr312.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I was just coming to ask if there could be Ration Your Panic tshirts

rikibeth.bsky.social•12 hours ago

thanks. I was NOT looking forward to a flu season without a vaccine. The last time I had flu was in 2009, when I hadn’t gotten the shot that year, and I haven’t missed a year since. I’ve even paid for other friends to get theirs if they lacked coverage.

sgeo.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I am worried if this indicates a trend of opposition to the flu vaccine from the administration, and if they might do something else that does make the vaccine unavailable or harder to obtain in the US.

mjfgates.bsky.social•11 hours ago

This is a better time for "annoyed" than "panicked." "Annoyed" means, you call your Republican congresscritters and grumble at them about how you've gotten the flu vaccine every year since 1853 because you had HELLA flu in '52, and you don't want the feds imposing on your personal choice to do that.

rahaeli.bsky.social•12 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3lj4r3kmzpk2m

rszasz.bsky.social•12 hours ago

That's, sorta assuming it gets approval? Just thinking bad possibilities

rahaeli.bsky.social•12 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3lj4r3kmzpk2m

thatandromeda.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I did like the WHO part but they also cancelled an ACIP meeting and two points make a line

rahaeli.bsky.social•12 hours ago

please ration your panic! There are like 15 million more pressing things to panic about!

thatandromeda.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Oh sure! I am not panicking and I believe in rationing one’s panic, but this is one of my Special Panic Interests for reasons, so it is actually a thing I save my rations for

alegitsnac.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Thank you for having this information and knowledge at your finger tips. I was very concerned when I saw the initial article.

serenitymoon.beer•11 hours ago

Thank you for this. I was starting to have Feelings about this and am grateful that you, once again, have probed the depth of medical bullshittery to have this info.

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