{"id":2289203,"date":"2024-07-04T13:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-paying-moderna-176-million-to-develop-bird-flu-vaccine-that-uses-same-mrna-tech-as-covid-vaccine\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:16:24","slug":"biden-admin-paying-moderna-176-million-to-develop-bird-flu-vaccine-that-uses-same-mrna-tech-as-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-paying-moderna-176-million-to-develop-bird-flu-vaccine-that-uses-same-mrna-tech-as-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Paying Moderna $176 Million to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine That Uses Same mRNA Tech as COVID Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-paying-moderna-176-million-to-develop-bird-flu-vaccine-that-uses-same-mrna-tech-as-covid-vaccine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Summary:<\/p>\n<p>The US government is providing Moderna with $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine against bird flu, specifically H5N1. This funding is aimed at using Moderna&#8217;s mRNA technology, similar to the COVID-19 vaccine, to expedite the development of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-vaccine-expected-to-give-endangered-california-condors-protection-against-deadly-bird-flu\/\" title=\"New vaccine to safeguard California Condors from lethal bird flu.\">bird flu vaccine<\/a>. The Department of Health and Human Services views this \u200bas\u2062 a preventative measure to prepare for potential public health \u200bcrises and \u200cenhance pandemic\u200b response capabilities.\u2063 As of July 3, 2024, the Centers \u200cfor Disease Control and Prevention identified four human \u2063cases of bird flu, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-farm-worker-infected-with-bird-flu-had-none-of-the-typical-influenza-signs-instead-showed-one-disturbing-symptom\/\" title=\"Texas Farmworker with Bird Flu Showed Unusual Symptom\">dairy farm worker<\/a> in Colorado. Furthermore, Moderna\u2062 is working on developing an mRNA bird flu injection to \u2062address this emerging \u2063health threat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 4, 2024 at 8:00am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Even as the Biden administration says the human risk of bird flu is low, it is shelling out $176 million to Moderna to develop a vaccine for it.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2024\/07\/02\/hhs-provides-176-million-develop-pandemic-influenza-mrna-based-vaccine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, the Department of Health and Human Services said the hefty contract was an exercise in preparedness, using the mRNA technology at the heart of Moderna\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine to develop one for bird flu, known technically as H5N1.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the goal of the federal infusion of cash was to shorten the timeline to develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-fired-refusing-covid-vaccine-gets-lucrative-last-laugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccine<\/a> and control the price of it should it be needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have successfully taken lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and used them to better prepare for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-tool-to-enforce-orwellian-rules-80-house-republicans-help-pass-bill-to-fund-federal-vaccination-database\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 &#039;Tool to Enforce Orwellian Rules&#039;: 80 House Republicans Help Pass Bill to Fund Federal Vaccination Database\">future public health crises<\/a>. As part of that, we continue to develop new vaccines and other tools to help address influenza and bolster our pandemic response capabilities,\u201d HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in the release.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CDC statement on 4th human case of H5N1 bird flu linked to dairy cows <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yTkb9lG3Iw\">pic.twitter.com\/yTkb9lG3Iw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNO News (@BNOFeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNOFeed\/status\/1808566419308564682?\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the only federal response to the potential threat of bird flu, which to date has infected four people since March.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2024\/p-0703-4th-human-case-h5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> announced the fourth case, which it said involved a dairy farm worker in Colorado who worked on a farm where cows tested positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mandates-follow-feds-race-prepare-millions-vaccines-low-risk-rare-bird-flu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bird flu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raquel-welch-dies-at-82\/\" title=\"Raquel Welch Dies at 82\">people previously reported<\/a> as being infected, all worked on dairy farms with infected cows. One individual was from Texas. Two were from Michigan.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let\u2019s summarize.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC now says that one of the symptoms of bird flu is\u2026NO SYMPTOMS.<\/p>\n<p>Moderna is now already developing an mRNA bird flu injection.<\/p>\n<p>The mainstream media is constant scare mongering.<\/p>\n<p>Here we go again\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterSweden7\/status\/1795817270062837855?\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  \u201cBased on the information available at this time, this infection does not change CDC\u2019s current H5N1 bird flu human health risk assessment for the U.S. general public, which the agency considers to be low,\u201d the CDC said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-bird-flu-case-hits-us-crucial-election-year-linked-dairy-cow-outbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC<\/a> added a caution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople with close or prolonged, unprotected exposures to infected birds or other animals (including livestock), or to environments contaminated by infected birds or other animals, are at greater risk of infection,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cEvery cow in America should be tested for Bird Flu\u2026.on a weekly basis\u2026\u201d -Deborah Birx on \u2018Bird Flu\u2019 as Moderna just received $176M for new \u2018Bird Flu Vaccines\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q2pL3FFbUr\">pic.twitter.com\/q2pL3FFbUr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liz_churchill10\/status\/1808495604965773512?\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Moderna is currently testing the mRNA bird flu vaccine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/us-awards-moderna-176-million-produce-bird-flu-vaccine-2024-07-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the success of those trials, further trials would take place next year.<\/p>\n<p>Dawn O\u2019Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response with HHS, said negotiations for a deal with Pfizer, which also marketed a COVID-19 vaccine, are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Nirav Shah, principal deputy director of the CDC, said \u201crobust discussions\u201d are taking place about pro-actively vaccinating farm workers, but she said no conclusions have been reached.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government has already bought 4.8 million doses of a different vaccine designed to protect against bird flu. The vaccine from CSL Seqirus could be available next month, O\u2019Connell said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration is providing $176 million to Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu, known as H5N1, despite stating that the human risk of the virus is low. The Department of Health and Human Services is using mRNA technology, similar to Moderna&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine, to expedite the development of the bird flu vaccine. The CDC has reported four cases of bird flu in humans, with all cases linked to dairy farms with infected cows. Moderna is currently testing the mRNA bird flu vaccine, with plans for further trials next year. Discussions are ongoing about potentially vaccinating farm workers, but no decisions have been made. Additionally, the federal government has purchased 4.8 million doses of a different vaccine for bird flu from CSL Seqirus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2289204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Moderna-Vaccine.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32502,33944,32496,3952,33945],"class_list":["post-2289203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-administration","tag-bird-flu-vaccine","tag-covid-vaccine","tag-moderna","tag-mrna-technology"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Moderna-Vaccine.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}