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Bird flu vaccine development funds awarded to Moderna amid multistate outbreak
There have been four human cases of bird flu in the U.S., including three in 2024. Over 130 cow herds in 12 states have seen infected cows.
“We have successfully taken lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and used them to better prepare for future public health crises,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, within HHS, already has 4.8 million doses of bird flu vaccine being poured into vials that could be used pending FDA approval, the agency’s director Dawn O’Connell said in a call with reporters Tuesday morning. Still, vaccines may not be the best solution to address bird flu should the outbreak spread further into humans, said Dr. Nirav Shah, principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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