While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in ...

The government wants Moderna to push forward with various bird flu vaccines as well as mRNA shots for other influenza strains ...

People who work with livestock are at the greatest risk of bird flu. To stop the disease's spread, it's critical that they participate in testing programs and wear masks and gloves when advised. “For ...

At least two field trials of vaccines against the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are set to be completed by the end ...

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In ...

Local hospitals are now being urged by the CDC to be on the lookout for avian influenza among patients. When children are ...

Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, presented “Universal Influenza Vaccine — An Aspiration or Reality?” at the Westwood Lecture Series on Jan. 28.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed more H5N1 avian ...