As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
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Bird flu isn't an immediate health threat in New York, but preparations have begun
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Are we heading for a bird flu pandemic? Experts weigh in
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How Close Are We to the Avian Flu Outbreak Escalating Into a Pandemic?
Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...
Global pandemic fears fuelled by 'brand-new bird flu strain' after first human death in US
Bobbi Pritt, a professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, has opened up about conditions required for ...
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New bird flu vaccine development gathers pace amid fears of pandemic
Amid fears of a bird flu pandemic in humans owing to the unprecedented rise in bird flu cases this year, the federal ...
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Second Trump administration must take bird flu seriously
In the run up to the November elections, then-Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance famously blamed Democrat ...
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Avian Influenza: Prevention, Progress, and Public Health Priorities
To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...
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Bird flu isn’t a pandemic-level threat yet, but the risk is growing
The first person in the U.S. just died from a strain of the virus in Louisiana, but there’s still some simple ways to stay ...
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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 ...
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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New bird flu vaccine development gathers pace amid fears of pandemic
To address the rising bird flu cases, the US government has committed $590 million to fast-track Moderna's mRNA bird flu vaccine development. The vaccine aims to combat current bird flu strains in ...