Type:Notice
Citation:86 FR 9506
Reading Time:about 7 minutes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public advisory committee meeting for the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. The committee will discuss and provide recommendations regarding the strains to be included in the influenza vaccines for the 2021-2022 flu season. The meeting will be held online on March 5, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public comments can be submitted until March 4, 2021, and those received by February 24 will be shared with the committee before the meeting.
Simple Explanation
The FDA is having an online meeting to talk about which germs should be in the flu shots for next year. People can watch it and say what they think before the meeting happens.