As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...
Bird Flu: Vaccines May Drive Virus Evolution
"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...
Moderna awarded $590M to help accelerate development of mRNA-based bird flu vaccine: HHS
Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...
MDH says providers should test for H5N1 bird flu in hospitalized flu patients
The CDC and MDH are advising health care providers to order further laboratory testing on positive influenza A specimens ...
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New bird flu vaccine development gathers pace amid fears of pandemic
The CDC has developed H5 candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs) that closely match the hemagglutinin (HA) protein of the H5N1 avian ...
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HHS invests nearly $600 million in Moderna’s bird flu vaccine development
In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian ... refers to several ...
As seasonal flu ramps up, CDC urges hospitals to speed up testing to track bird flu
Is it seasonal flu or bird flu? CDC prompts hospitals to fast-track subtype testing of sick patients to tell the difference.
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New Insights Into H5N1 Variability in Human Mutations
Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical ...
As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines
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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Bird Flu Spreads in the US: H5N1 Outbreak Hits Georgia Poultry Industry, CDC Share Prevention Tips
Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first ...
As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases
The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to ...
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms.