HHS cancels funding for bird flu vaccine development
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The Trump administration has canceled 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, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday.
Moderna's (MRNA) stock was up slightly in pre-market trading Thursday despite an announcement that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is ending a $750 million-plus contract to develop its bird flu vaccine late Wednesday.
H5 avian flu vaccine study shows positive interim results Company has been notified that HHS will terminate Moderna’s award for late-stage development of pre-pandemic influenza vaccines CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 28,