The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-moderna-vaccine-mrna-pandemic-7f15d8d274a24d89fa86e2f57e13cbff?utm_campaign=KFF-Misinformation-Trust&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8mc8JHBVrDPYVczvTd5gt_78yBdcRIyAaoV9WwpuhPKptDODS2SjkYKCzLgW-GAPPKjSO1aZAelDF_ARa8-amU2kZcqw&_hsmi=317302400&utm_content=317302400&utm_source=hs_email Bird Flu: H5N1 bird flu has continued infecting animals throughout the U.S., and, as of July 21, 10 human cases have been reported in the U.S. In July, news outlets reported that Moderna is developing an mRNA bird flu vaccine that can be distributed if further human outbreaks occur. Most of the 42,000 posts, articles, comments and videos mentioning bird flu and Moderna in the past 30 days were published immediately following the announcement. Some of the most popular social media posts falsely claim that bird flu is a “hoax” designed to make money for pharmaceutical companies or that bird flu vaccines are part of a “depopulation plan.” https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/h5n1-response-07192024.html?utm_campaign=KFF-Misinformation-Trust&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--l6WfdVFESnNwlD2yn6A0AgSmeNmtViLPC4hRW-wT37KyfzfBfTuTFTOVLZXWPWRSwL3RH17r0tls_Q3FZsB4Vp4F3cw&_hsmi=317302400&utm_content=317302400&utm_source=hs_email