Moderna wins $176 million to develop bird flu vaccine for humans
WEBJul 2, 2024 · USA TODAY. 0:04. 1:47. Pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna is set to receive $176 million in federal funding to develop a human vaccine against bird flu following outbreaks of the virus in dairy ...
US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu …
WEBJul 4, 2024 · The US government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine against a pandemic influenza —an award given as the highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N1 continues to spread widely...
The United States Isn't Ready for a Bird Flu Epidemic
WEB3 days ago · A recent human case of bird flu in Missouri—one without an obvious path of exposure to the virus that led to a hospitalization—has prompted scrutiny into the U.S. government's response to this year's outbreak in dairy cattle. On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that a person living with the patient ...
Why virologists are getting increasingly nervous about bird flu
WEB1 day ago · Bird flu is so named because it spreads stably in birds. The type of H5N1 that has been decimating bird populations for the last few years was first discovered in the late 1990s. But in 2020, H5N1 ...
Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Recently, a type of bird flu — called H5N1 — has been spreading among poultry, dairy cows and wild animals in the U.S. and infecting some farmworkers, adding to existing concerns about the...
Shares in biotechs surge as two new human bird flu infections …
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Further signs of bird flu transmission proved a boon for vaccine-focused biotechs involved in the Covid-19 jab rollout whose share prices have fallen from pandemic highs as investors have...
What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in history - NPR
WEBDec 2, 2022 · The culprit is highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI. It has ravaged farm flocks and chicken yards in 46 states since February, when the first cases were reported in commercial flocks. It's...
A new deadly bird flu is infecting wild birds and may not go away - NPR
WEBApr 9, 2022 · Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states. Purging the nation's poultry supply may not be enough to keep the virus from sticking...
Why unprecedented bird flu outbreaks sweeping the world are
WEBMay 26, 2022 · A highly infectious and deadly strain of avian influenza virus has infected tens of millions of poultry birds across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
What you need to know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak
WEBMar 14, 2023 · What is the bird flu? Birds carry flu in their stomachs all the time, Brangham said, and it typically doesn’t cause any problems for them or us. But, “Every now and then, one of those viruses”...