The Department of Health and Human Services is reevaluating a $590 million contract for avian influenza mRNA vaccines that the prior administration struck with Moderna, Bloomberg first reported on ...

An avian flu vaccine contract with Moderna may be suspended, pending review of the contract by the current administration, according to a recent Reuters news story. The vaccine contract was ...

Notably, Moderna’s vaccine is designed to target H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses, or bird flu. It primarily affects birds, but it is closely monitored due to the risk of mutating and spreading ...

Moderna’s mRNA-based bird flu vaccine mRNA-1018 is undergoing a Phase 1/2 study targeting H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In January 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the worsening avian flu crisis, saying vaccinating birds turns them into “mutation factories.

Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...

U.S. health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract that was awarded to Moderna for the development of its bird flu vaccine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...

Up to $100 million is allocated to fight HPAI through research, prevention, and vaccine development, supporting farmers, and ...

Josué Lemus, Avian Flu Coordinator at the Epidemiology Department said boat tours and “visits to neighborhoods and colonies” to prevent influenza in domestic poultry were undertaken.

Two cats in New York City have died from the avian flu — including one doomed 8-month-old kitten that died just one week after being rushed to an Upper West Side veterinarian — marking the ...