While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

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

Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...

As bird flu continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. Experts says it ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services awarded Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In ...

The Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, which lost its entire flock of 99,000 to an outbreak of bird flu, has begun the long, ...

In Riverside County, 25 dairy and poultry farms including one backyard flock have tested positive for Avian influenza (bird ...

A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses ...

Bird flu pops up every year in the same way that flu season does for humans. Each time there's a different strain as ...