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Moderna gets US funding for bird flu vaccine development
The U.S. government has awarded $176 million to vaccine maker Moderna for development of an mRNA-based influenza shot. The funding was awarded through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, and will support late-stage testing of a vaccine targeting H5 influenza virus. This type of virus is also known as avian, or bird…