The FDA didn't answer a query through its media portal to explain why it approved the mRNA jab despite the mediocre trial results. Massachusetts-based Moderna, which made billions off federal taxpayers with its mRNA COVID vaccine, responded by threatening to take jobs abroad. Some reporting based only on Moderna's press release Wednesday night stated the FDA had "rejected" the mRNA vaccine application and then "reversed" its decision. "STOP SAYING THE FDA “REJECTED” THE MRNA FLU VACCINE AND THEN “REVERSED” IT. In another post Thursday, she said a claim that the FDA initially refused Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine because it didn’t use a true placebo was "not accurate."