A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...
A US government memo ordering a halt to communication with global health bodies has concerned scientists as a strain of bird ...
H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the ...
As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...
Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...
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The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country ...
Bird flu was first detected in domestic birds in 1996 in Southern China and has since spread to wild birds, mammals, and ...
In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian ... have the tools ...
Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor said the most at-risk patients should be first.
A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.