The United States government will pay vaccine manufacturer Moderna $176 million to develop a new mRNA vaccine to treat bird flu.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will pay Moderna $176 million for a vaccine containing the same mRNA technology as the company’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Bird flu, or H5N1, has been reported in dairy cows and has infected three people in the United States.
In total, 135 dairy herds have been infected with bird flu in 12 states.