US provides $72M to vaccine manufacturers to advance bird flu shot ...
WEB4 days ago · Federal health officials announced Friday they are providing $72 million to vaccine manufacturers to help ensure currently available bird flu vaccines are ready-to-use, if needed.
Two possible bird flu vaccines could be available within ... - NBC News
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The U.S. has two vaccines ready should the strain of bird flu circulating in dairy cows begin spreading easily to people, federal health officials said Wednesday. They could begin shipping...
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update September 27, 2024
WEBSep 27, 2024 · CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows and other animals in the United States.
A bird flu vaccine from Moderna is in early stages of development
WEBJul 2, 2024 · The U.S. government is giving drugmaker Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu amid the ongoing outbreak in dairy cows across the country.
US government inks a deal with Moderna to make pandemic flu vaccine
WEBJul 2, 2024 · The US government signed a new deal with Moderna to develop an mRNA flu vaccine that could be used for H5N1 bird flu, like the virus currently causing an outbreak in US dairy cows.
The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine - WIRED
WEB4 days ago · Amid a US outbreak of avian influenza in poultry flocks and dairy cattle, the federal government on Friday announced $72 million in funding to three vaccine manufacturers to expand the...
Penn Researchers Develop Experimental mRNA Avian Flu Vaccine
WEBMay 23, 2024 · The vaccine could potentially help manage the outbreak of the H5N1 virus currently circulating in birds and cattle in the United States, and prevent human infections with the virus, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published today in Nature Communications.
Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough ... - NPR
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic...
US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
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...
US will vaccinate birds against avian flu for first time — what ...
WEBMay 26, 2023 · US officials have authorized the vaccination of the critically endangered California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) against a type of avian flu spreading globally. It is the first time that...