This review will focus on the development of vaccines against influenza A/H5N1 strains. Reducing the impact of the potential pandemic would entail pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical interventions.

H5N1 vaccine has already been tested in children, ... Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development.

If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...

Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines and antivirals are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an increasing concern. The United States is in the midst of an ...

Newcastle disease virus-vectored H7 and H5 live vaccines protect chickens from challenge with H7N9 or H5N1 avian influenza viruses. Journal of Virology , 2015; JVI.00031-15 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00031 ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

The U.S. government has awarded $176 million to Moderna for the development of its bird flu vaccine as the country faces a H5N1 virus outbreak in dairy cows.

The urgency of vaccine development comes in response to a rising number of outbreaks worldwide. Countries, including the United States, have reported human fatalities linked to the H5N1 virus.

The administration has funded vaccine makers to ensure millions of vaccine doses for H5N1 are manufactured and ready to deploy. But it has not sought FDA authorization for the vaccines.

The U.S. government has awarded $176 million to Moderna to advance development of its bird flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, as concerns rise over a multi-state outbreak of H5N1 virus in ...

Development of H5N1 Vaccines. So far, attempts to develop H5N1 vaccines have met multiple challenges. Traditional influenza vaccine development requires growing the influenza strain in embryonated ...