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What we know – and don’t know – about a new strain of bird flu reported in Merced County
Most of the bird flu cases reported so far in the U.S. have belonged to an influenza subtype known as HPAI H5N1. The newly ...
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What you should know about Massachusetts’ largest-ever outbreak of bird flu
Waterfowl birds and their predators are especially at risk of contracting H5N1. Massachusetts has not yet reported a human ...
Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic
Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...
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Drugmakers prep for bird flu outbreak, despite continued low risk
While the virus hasn’t made a sustained leap into humans, vaccines and treatments are being developed ahead of an outbreak.
Mass.-based Moderna could be first to manufacture bird flu vaccine
A Massachusetts biopharma giant is at the center of preparations already underway if bird flu mutates and begins to find ...
Moderna: The Good News Isn't Enough
Moderna is the only company in its peer group burning cash at an alarming rate. Click here to read more about MRNA stock and ...
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Moderna Receives $590M From HHS to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.
Officials: Bird flu spreading in state, but cases still low in Central Mass.
The number of bird flu cases in Central Massachusetts is relatively low, compared to a swath of the state that runs from ...
East Idaho News6d
Idaho Republican pushes ban of mRNA vaccines against COVID, gene therapy products
A freshman Idaho lawmaker wants to ban most COVID-19 shots for the next decade, with a bill rooted in misconceptions about ...
Can the U.S. head off a potential bird flu pandemic? UW-Madison researchers weigh in
As bird flu continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. Experts says it ...
Has the bird flu spread across the US? See map as virus continues to wreak havoc
Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens ...
Schumer wants to keep federal funding to assist farmers with bird flu threat and reduce egg prices
We have been told it is the avian or bird flu which is largely responsible as the spread of this illness is killing off the egg laying chickens. Even whole farm flocks of other birds like ducks have ...