The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reversed its earlier decision and agreed to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, according to an announcement Wednesday morning from the company (Source 1). The initial rejection, revealed in a sharply worded press release from Moderna, was reportedly made by a political appointee, Vinay Prasad, who overruled agency scientists and a top career official (Source 1). This reversal came after Moderna held a formal meeting with the FDA and proposed changes to the regulatory pathways (Source 1).
The FDA's initial refusal to consider the vaccine for approval was a surprise, as reported by Moderna (Source 1). The decision was made by Vinay Prasad, a Trump administration appointee, who was the top vaccine regulator (Source 1). The reversal of this decision indicates a shift in the regulatory process for Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine (Source 1).
In other news, a legal debate over the definition of "boneless wings" concluded this week, with Buffalo Wild Wings prevailing in a lawsuit (Source 4). A Chicago man, Aimen Halim, sued the restaurant chain, claiming he was deceived because the boneless wings contained no real wing meat (Source 4). However, the judge ruled in Buffalo Wild Wings' favor, stating that Halim's complaint "has no meat on its bones" (Source 4).
Meanwhile, a leading AI researcher warned that the global competition to dominate artificial intelligence could risk human extinction (Source 3). Stuart Russell, a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, expressed concern that Big Tech is recklessly gambling with the future of the human species (Source 3). Russell believes that governments and regulators are struggling to keep pace with the rapid rollout of AI, leading to a perilous competition (Source 3).
Also, a story published by ProPublica detailed the experiences of immigrant families held in detention centers (Source 2). The story included letters written by children, such as 9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya from Colombia, who described her experiences in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas (Source 2). Maria's letter, decorated with rainbows and hearts, included a drawing of herself and her mother in detention uniforms (Source 2).
Finally, Russia's hybrid warfare continues to rattle Poland and NATO (Source 5). An explosion that damaged a railway line to Ukraine was called an "act of sabotage" by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Source 5).
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