US providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA pandemic for bird flu which experts fear may start a pandemic

US providing Moderna 0 mn to speed mRNA pandemic for bird flu which experts fear may start a pandemic

US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against influenza, including advancing the company’s bird flu vaccine, as fears of a new pandemic grow. The funding will help Moderna “enhance mRNA platform capabilities so that the US is better prepared to respond to other emerging infectious diseases,” … Read more