US EditionHHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
- On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Trump administration withdrew $766 million in funding previously allocated to Moderna for the development of an mRNA-based bird flu vaccine in the United States.
- This cancellation followed two funding awards to Moderna in January and July 2024 totaling $766 million aimed at supporting late-stage vaccine development and purchase.
- Moderna reported encouraging interim data from a Phase 1/2 study of its mRNA-1018 vaccine, which targets the H5 avian influenza strain and was evaluated in approximately 300 healthy participants.
- The HHS stated that further funding for Moderna’s H5N1 mRNA vaccine cannot be justified from a scientific or ethical standpoint, highlighting issues related to safety and trustworthiness.
- The funding withdrawal creates uncertainty around bird flu pandemic preparedness, and Moderna stated it will explore alternative paths to advance the vaccine program.
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HHS Misleads on mRNA Vaccine Safety After Pulling Moderna Funding
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety of mRNA technology, despite an extensive history of testing. HHS recently terminated a $766 million award to Moderna for developing mRNA vaccines against influenza viruses that run a risk of causing a pandemic, in the midst of an ongoing H5N1 bird flu outbreak…
Trump Cuts Moderna Funding for Bird Flu - Liberty Nation News
By John Klar The Trump administration has canceled $766 million in government contracts awarded by the Biden administration to Moderna for the development of a bird flu vaccine for humans. An HHS spokesperson stated that a comprehensive internal review by the agency concluded that the project did not meet the required safety expectations or scientific standards. Establishment media […]
RFK Jr. May Have Just Ruined Our Best Weapon Against Bird Flu
(Composite / Photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock)IMAGINE BEING HANDED the ultimate weapon to win a future war and throwing that weapon away.That’s a fair description of what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did last week when he canceled a $766 million government contract to develop a new bird flu vaccine.1The contract was with Moderna, the Massachusetts-based biotech company that developed and continues to produce one of the original COVID-19 shots. The Bi…
HHS Scraps Moderna's $700 Million Bird Flu Vaccine Program
Meanwhile, the US bird flu cases among poultry has declined, due to Trump administration focus on enhanced biosecurity measures and targeted containment strategies. The post HHS Scraps Moderna’s $700 Million Bird Flu Vaccine Program first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Trump Administration Just *Determined* To Be Unprepared For Bird Flu Pandemic
Same energy.Please know that I am as sick of writing about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health and Human Services shenanigans as you may be of reading about them. Alas, his actions are not without consequence and there is pretty much no one to check him, so we all have to pay attention to his bullshit, for the sake of our own health. How unfortunate for us!On Thursday, Kennedy’s HHS announced it would be rescinding nearly $600 million in funding (on …
Health Department Cancels More Than $700 Million in Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine - The Thinking Conservative
HHS has canceled funding for Moderna’s vaccine against avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, the department confirmed on May 29. The post Health Department Cancels More Than $700 Million in Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
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