US Pays Moderna $176 Million to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine Amid Waves of Outbreaks

Image caption: A technician tests milk samples for H5N1 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 14, 2024. Image credit: David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe via Getty Images. Article by Matthew Rozsa, Salon. Truthout – July 3, 2024. Originally published by Salon. 

In the ongoing waves of bird flu outbreaks, with the virus spreading to more than 141 herds in 12 states, the risk of another full-blown pandemic like COVID-19 is becoming a distinct possibility. In preparation for just such a disaster, the U.S. government will pay pharmaceutical company Moderna $176 million to develop a vaccine that protects […]

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