A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the ...

As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of ...

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Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...

A US government memo ordering a halt to communication with global health bodies has concerned scientists as a strain of bird ...

Bird flu was first detected in domestic birds in 1996 in Southern China and has since spread to wild birds, mammals, and ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...

The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country ...

As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...

Most infections in humans have been mild, but one fatality was reported in Louisiana last week ... The USDA last week said it would rebuild a bird flu vaccine stockpile for poultry.

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian ... have the tools ...