{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"KFF Health News","provider_url":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org","author_name":"Lydia Zuraw","author_url":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/author\/khnlydia\/","title":"New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks - KFF Health News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JjDWfYbtZ1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/what-the-health-433-fda-flu-vaccine-rejected-moderna-abortion-pill-february-12-2026\/\">What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/what-the-health-433-fda-flu-vaccine-rejected-moderna-abortion-pill-february-12-2026\/embed\/#?secret=JjDWfYbtZ1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks&#8221; &#8212; KFF Health News\" data-secret=\"JjDWfYbtZ1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/WTH-3x2_2025.jpg","thumbnail_width":3840,"thumbnail_height":2560,"description":"It\u2019s been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain the agency is dragging its feet on reviewing the abortion pill mifepristone. Jackie Forti\u00e9r of KFF Health News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News\u2019 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more."}