The Trump administration has cancelled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, according to the ...

A new study shows how person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. A new study has shown that person-to ...

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The Brazilian government confirmed a case of bird flu at a zoo in its capital after two birds were found dead there last week. Brazil, the world's top exporter of chicken meat, has suspended its ...

Samples were sent to the Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Lab after birds showed signs consistent with bird flu on May 21. The samples were then submitted to the National Veterinary Services ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is pulling millions of dollars it had committed to give Moderna to aid the effort to develop a vaccine to combat the bird flu in humans, the company ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has terminated a contract previously awarded to Moderna to help advance a vaccine candidate targeting avian influenza, more commonly known as ...

Biden administration officials committed last summer to award $176 million, and then it gave an additional $590 million in January, as bird flu spread among livestock and occasional farmworkers.

A person may still be able to get the flu shot when sick with mild illnesses, such as colds and sinus infections. However, a doctor may recommend delaying the shot if the person has severe symptoms.

Hickman's Family Farms lost 95% of its Arizona hen population, about 6 million birds, because of avian flu. The company expects layoffs and the end of its inmate labor program but its CEO doesn't ...

For the last few years, the Marine Mammal Center has been testing any patients with bird-flu-like symptoms, which include respiratory and neurological problems, for the virus. It has now expanded ...

The Moderna vaccine candidate, code-named mRNA-1018, reached Phase 1/2 testing against four different types or subtypes of avian flu. The company on Wednesday reported interim results for about ...