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 ...

The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — ...

Georgia officials halted all in-state poultry sales, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $590 ...

The Georgia Department of Agriculture shut down all poultry activities, including sales and exhibitions, in the state after ...

To address the rising bird flu cases, the US government has committed $590 million to fast-track Moderna's mRNA bird flu ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird ...

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

The first bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry operation in Georgia was recently confirmed, as human cases continue to climb nationwide.

The current public-health risk is low, but the CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor ...