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CEPI steps in to fund Moderna's pandemic flu jab

Thanks to CEPI, Moderna's H5 bird flu vaccine can start a pivotal trial shelved after funding for the jab was pulled in the US by HHS Sec Kennedy.

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Moderna's $760m-plus flu vaccine contracts are nixed by HHS

HHS cancels funding for Moderna's pandemic flu vaccine development in a move viewed by some as an attack on mRNA technology.

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CDC wants faster testing for bird flu in hospitals

Hospitals should expand and speed up testing of people hospitalised with influenza to see if they are suffering from bird flu, says CDC.

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US reports its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu

A man in Louisiana has become the first recorded fatality in the US attributed to the H5N1 strain of bird flu.

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A single mutation could make H5N1 flu a human threat

A single mutation in the H5N1 strain of avian influenza that is infecting cows in the US could make it more likely to infect humans, warn researchers.

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Not if, but when: Pandemic preparedness is crucial

On Wednesday 14th August, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rapidly emerging mpox outbreak in Africa had become a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC

CEPI steps in to fund Moderna's pandemic flu jab

Moderna's $760m-plus flu vaccine contracts are nixed by HHS

CDC wants faster testing for bird flu in hospitals

US reports its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu

A single mutation could make H5N1 flu a human threat

Not if, but when: Pandemic preparedness is crucial

NHS "isn't delivering equitable care for rare diseases"

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