The Trump administration is eliminating or freezing federal advisory committees, impacting agencies like NASA. Experts Kelly Holley-Bockelmann and Juan Meza express concern that this reduces independent scientific advice, potentially leading to less diverse viewpoints and politically motivated decisions.
The FDA's vaccine advisory committee unanimously recommended Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, mFlusiva, for adults 50 and over. This marks a significant step, potentially being the first vaccine approved under the second Trump administration despite past vaccine criticism from President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
US health advisers are reviewing Moderna's new mRNA flu vaccine, mFlusiva, for individuals 50 and older. The vaccine, similar to those used for COVID-19, showed a 27% reduction in flu cases in a study. The FDA is assessing its safety and efficacy, with a decision expected before the winter flu season.
Barnaby Joyce urged anti-abortion activists to 'keep the fires burning' in Sydney. Concerns are mounting over Labor's NDIS overhaul, a "franken-can" was named worst plastic packaging, and Trump reportedly argued with Netanyahu. Weight-loss drugs may cut cancer risk.
Australia's NDIS reform advisory committee and the Human Rights Commission warn proposed changes could cause 'material harm' to people with disabilities, undermine the scheme's intent, and concentrate power in the health minister. The government aims to cut participant numbers by 2030 for financial sustainability.
EBS has launched its 'AI Content Advisory Committee,' the first of its kind among domestic broadcasters, to ensure the educational value and reliability of its AI-generated content. The committee comprises five experts from humanities, AI technology, law, and media.
Analysis by the Migration Advisory Committee reveals higher-earning immigrants are more likely to leave the UK, potentially deterred by proposed changes to settlement rights. Lower-paid workers and healthcare professionals show higher retention rates.
A revised charter for the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, proposed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to include anti-vaccine allies and focus on vaccine risks, has been withdrawn due to an administrative error. This follows a federal judge's injunction against Kennedy's previous attempts to alter the committee's composition and vaccine recommendations.
A US congressional advisory committee heard experts testify that China has built a state-driven campaign to harvest American data and weaponize it as a strategic asset for potential conflict with the US, including over Taiwan. Experts told the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission that Washington was falling short in countering Beijing's data-collection drive, warning that China treats data as a strategic resource and has assembled an ecosystem enabling industrial-scale cyber operations.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a 24-member advisory committee on US economic relations, featuring cross-party representation including former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole and cabinet minister Lisa Raitt, former provincial premiers PJ Akeeagok and Jean Charest, and industry executives. The committee forms as Canada braces for tense trade negotiations with the US, which has imposed tariffs last seen during the Great Depression. The council meets for the first time on April 27, with a NAFTA review scheduled for July.
A White House digital assets official has slammed the traditional banking sector's continued opposition to the proposed stablecoin yield compromise in the CLARITY Act. On April 17, Patrick Witt, the executive director of the White House Presidential Advisory Committee on Digital Assets, accused the financial institutions of “greed or ignorance” due to their intensified lobbying […] The post White House tells “greedy” banks to “move on” from CLARITY Act stablecoin yield fight appeared first on CryptoSlate.
