US providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA pandemic for bird flu which experts fear may start a pandemic

The H5N1 virus is common in wild birds and other animals. While it has not conclusively been found to spread from person to person, the amount of bird flu circulating among animals and humans has alarmed scientists. Many experts fear that H5N1, coupled with seasonal flu, could mutate into a more contagious form and trigger a deadly pandemic.

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