The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans.

Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.

This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, with more information. The bird flu has reached the state’s ...

Georgia officials suspended the sale of poultry in the state after confirming a positive case of bird flu in a commercial ...

The risk to the general public from bird flu is low, and there has been no further evidence of person to person spread, ...