Mass.-based Moderna could be first to manufacture bird flu vaccine
A Massachusetts biopharma giant is at the center of preparations already underway if bird flu mutates and begins to find ...
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Moderna Receives $590M From HHS to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.
Should we be worried about bird flu, the 'unpredictable shape-shifter?'
Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...
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Drugmakers prep for bird flu outbreak, despite continued low risk
While the virus hasn’t made a sustained leap into humans, vaccines and treatments are being developed ahead of an outbreak.
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What you should know about Massachusetts’ largest-ever outbreak of bird flu
Waterfowl birds and their predators are especially at risk of contracting H5N1. Massachusetts has not yet reported a human ...
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As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
To that end, HHS has granted Moderna $590 million to help accelerate the development of a bird flu vaccine. The agency announced its backing of the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm about 72 ...
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RFK tells Senate panel he could support avian flu vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told senators Thursday he would support the development and distribution of avian flu vaccines for ...
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How Concerned Do We Need To Be About Bird Flu In The US?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu ...
Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic
Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...
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Egg shortage from avian flu crisis hits Arizona
The escalating bird flu crisis is ravaging the nation's egg supply, and that shortage has hit Arizona along with the rest of ...
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New Strain Of Bird Flu Detected In US, Here’s How You Can To Stay Protected
A new strain of bird flu has been detected in the United States, and it has sparked a lot of concerns among farmers and general population. Bird flu is a disease caused by 'avian influenza A virus' ...
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The first human bird flu death in the US has Moderna's vaccine ... to Sanofi's two combination vaccine candidates to prevent influenza and COVID-19 infections.