“Scientists Are Racing to Develop a New Bird Flu Vaccine”

By Alice Park

“As bird flu continues to ramp up, many are wondering what tools—namely, vaccines—we have to fight it if such intervention becomes necessary.”
“What about an mRNA vaccine for H5N1?
There isn’t one yet, but several companies—including Moderna, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline (in collaboration with CureVac)—are working on such a shot. In July, the U.S. government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) awarded Moderna $176 million to develop its updated mRNA H5N1 vaccine. All of the mRNA vaccine candidates are in early stages of testing in people for safety and efficacy.”

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https://time.com/7203820/h5n1-new-bird-flu-vaccine-update/

“Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise”
By India Edwards

““The risk is really going to come when this gets better at obviously infecting humans, and then we are faced with potential for human-to-human transmission,” Marrazzo said.
Even though there aren’t many human cases, experts say the persistent detection of H5N1 in humans and animals is troubling. “This virus doesn’t miss a beat,” Marrazzo concluded.”go

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https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-01-02/experts-warn-of-growing-risks-as-bird-flu-cases-rise

“Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk: ‘Significant Public Health Concern’”
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises on their website that Americans, particularly those at high risk of bird flu such as farmworkers, should get the flu vaccine this season, even though it only prevents seasonal flu.”
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https://www.newsweek.com/bird-flu-warning-virus-mutation-public-health-2008528

“Surge in seasonal flu in Southern California may lead to potential bird flu mutation”
“There’s a ton of flu,” he said. “And mark my words, when kids go back to school in a week or two, those numbers are going to go off the charts.”
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https://abc7.com/post/southern-california-faces-dual-flu-threats-surge-seasonal-may-lead-potential-bird-mutation/15738636/

“FDA begins testing aged raw cow’s milk cheese samples nationwide for bird flu”
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/fda-testing-aged-raw-cows-milk-cheese-bird-flu/story?id=117222065