Moderna to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

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Ottawa – Bird flu isn’t part of the “quad-demic” of viruses circulating through the country this winter—COVID, seasonal flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus—and its risk to public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), remains low. But that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of which the …

Modern experts talk about power of mRNA

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Washington – At Moderna, experts say they are delivering on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients. An mRNA can teach the body how to make a specific protein that can help your immune system prevent or treat certain diseases. Scientists have been studying mRNA for decades. And mRNA vaccines are just the start. Your body contains trillions …