US health dept providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA bird flu vaccine
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public Domain US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against influenza, including advancing the company’s bird flu vaccine, as fears of a new pandemic grow. The funding will help Moderna “enhance mRNA platform capabilities so…