Four Years After Covid-19 Success, mRNA Vaccines Aren’t Ready for Bird Flu
While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.
Moderna Receives $590M From HHS to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
The US Department of Health and Human Services awarded Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.
Moderna gets $590M from US government for bird flu vaccine
Moderna has been testing an mRNA candidate for influenza viruses like the H5 and H7 strains that are seen as pandemic threats. Others, including GSK and Pfizer, are also at work on similar shots.
Bird Flu: US Invests $590 Million to Fast-Track Vaccine Development
The Department of Health and Human Services has granted millions of dollars to Moderna to speed up bird flu vaccine development.
US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development
The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans.
‘A Dangerous Virus’: Bird Flu Enters a New Phase
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
Scientists working to develop bird flu vaccines
Moderna is working with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a vaccine to combat bird flu. Human to human transmission has not yet been reported.
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Moderna awarded $590M to help accelerate development of mRNA-based bird flu vaccine: HHS
Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...
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HHS invests nearly $600 million in Moderna’s bird flu vaccine development
In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses ...
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The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
Kennedy. A known vaccine skeptic, Kennedy questioned the need for a human bird flu vaccine on X last July. A vaccine for animals may be more politically palatable for the new Trump ...