The U.S. government has awarded the pharmaceutical giant, Moderna $176 million to develop and test a vaccine for the treatment of H5N1 avian influenza, better known as the “bird flu.”
The department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is funding the development of the vaccine based on similar technology, which helped create the covid-19 vaccine.
The first outbreak was reported in March in dairy cattle, which has now infected more than 130 herds in 12 states. There have been at least three farmers that have been infected in the U.S.: one in Texas and two in Michigan.
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