The US Department of Health and Human Services announced that the government will invest $176 million in Moderna to expedite the creation of a pandemic influenza vaccine.

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

Moderna is currently in the very early stages of testing a bird flu vaccine using the same mRNA technology that allowed for rapid development and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. The funds from the ...

HHS Announces Plans to Pay Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Flu Vaccine By Stephanie Brown HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and ...

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the government will invest $176 million in Moderna to expedite the creation ...