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.
As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...
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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.
First human case of bird flu confirmed in England after nationwide outbreak
The UK Health Security Agency announces first human case since May 2023 as the person in West Midlands caught avian influenza ...
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HHS gives Moderna $590M to 'accelerate' bird flu vaccine trials
The government wants Moderna to push forward with various bird flu vaccines as well as mRNA shots for other influenza strains ...
As avian influenza A(H5N1) concerns continue, mRNA vaccines offer great potential
With cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) continuing to rise among cattle and humans in the US, scientists and government health ...
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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. In ...
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Seasonal Flu Shot: First Defense Against an Eventful Avian Influenza Pandemic
Seasonal influenza vaccines triggered protective immune responses against the H5N1 avian influenza virus primarily in younger ...
Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher.
Avian influenza has led to a shortage of eggs and wholesale prices that are through the roof. Consumers can expect to feel ...
Rare human case of bird flu detected in UK as public issued urgent reminder
The case is only one of seven seen in the UK since 2021 and the infected individual has been admitted to a High Consequence ...
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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 ...
UKHSA confirms human has contracted bird flu on farm
A person in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu after “close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected birds,” the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is one of only ...