A report from the avian influenza vaccination task force, which looked at how best to manage highly pathogenic avian ...

A government report recommended a series of actions including an on-farm vaccination trial in turkeys and exploring ...

A game shoot site in Somerset has been struck by avian influenza with about 2,500 nine-week-old pheasants affected. The ...

Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines and antivirals are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an increasing concern. The United States is in the midst of an ...

Moderna said its experimental mRNA-based flu vaccine produced a stronger immune response than a currently available shot for the virus in a late-stage trial. The positive data pave the way for ...

May 29, 2025 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has terminated funding for a major trial testing the safety and efficacy of a vaccine to protect Americans from bird flu, should the ...

Moderna said Wednesday that an early-phase trial of its mRNA-based vaccine against H5 bird flu in about 300 healthy adults showed “a rapid, potent and durable immune response.” ...

The government already has three licensed, stockpiled vaccines for bird flu, but they don’t match current strains of the virus. That’s why the HHS, under President Biden, awarded Moderna more than ...

Fears of a bird-flu pandemic have been rising since the first confirmed outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in dairy cattle was reported in March 2024. Since then, the virus has affected ...

The H7N9 strain of avian flu emerged in China last winter. There had been 45 deaths from 137 confirmed cases this year as of late October, according to the World Health Organisation.