That happened in 1976, when President Gerald Ford ordered mass vaccination against swine flu to head off a pandemic. More than 40 million Americans received the vaccine in record time, but the ...

The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential.

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Vaccines are proving to be essential when the flu gets serious in patients, according to Dowell. “[The] vaccine matches pretty well [to the strain], but it’s just keeping people from dying ...

To that end, HHS has granted Moderna $590 million to help accelerate the development of a bird flu vaccine. The agency announced its backing of the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm about 72 ...

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Dr. Joshua Meyerson, medical director of the department, highlighted the importance of vaccines, preventive measures and early treatment in combating these diseases. “We’re in the peak season ...

As a protective measure, public health experts recommend that New Yorkers - and especially farmworkers - get the seasonal flu vaccine. While the flu shot won't prevent a bird flu infection ...

Kate Colby, MPH, is a public health expert with extensive experience in infectious disease epidemiology. Marley Hall is a writer and fact-checker for Health.com specializing in medical and health ...