All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...

Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in ...

The number of bird flu cases in Central Massachusetts is relatively low, compared to a swath of the state that runs from ...

Health authorities need to be concerned about bird flu, but the risk to the public is low. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr ...

Experts say the decision comes down to risk, and currently, the risk of H5N1 remains low. Rolling out a vaccine to farm workers and others at higher risk of infection would be a more targeted ...

People who work with livestock are at the greatest risk of bird flu. To stop the disease's spread, it's critical that they participate in testing programs and wear masks and gloves when advised. “For ...

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

Adding MF59 adjuvant to subvirion, egg-grown H5N1 vaccine results in lowering the antigen dosage required to elicit a putative seroprotective response in approximately 60% of the subjects to 15 ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed a major $590 million investment in Moderna to accelerate the ...

As the virus evolves, there is a growing sense of urgency among health officials to create a robust and rapid-response vaccine system to combat H5N1. The development of a bird flu vaccine is not ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator. Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first ...