Newly-reported polio cases in Nigeria and Indonesia were both caused by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus ... in ...

As infections from three viruses—human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bird flu, and norovirus—continue to climb ... direct contact ...

Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a ... who works at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization in Saskatoon, Canada, said on the ...

There have been 66 confirmed bird flu infections reported in the U.S. since the start of 2024, although most cases have been mild. It took over a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic before ...

Some of the vaccine makers mentioned above are already developing a vaccine for bird flu. Moderna is evaluating its mRNA-based bird flu vaccine mRNA-1018 in an ongoing phase I/II study against H5 ...

A researcher prepares milk samples in Sabeti Lab, which is testing purchased milk at area grocery stores for the presence of bird flu.David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Vaccine makers ...

Shares of vaccine makers surged on Tuesday after the US reported its first bird flu death, turning investors' attention to the potential demand for a new drug to protect against the virus.

Shares of Moderna (MRNA) are up 13% on hopes that the vaccine maker will develop a treatment for bird flu, which has begun to infect humans and raised concerns about another pandemic. Discover ...

Jefferies sees Arbutus (NASDAQ:ABUS) potentially benefitting from vaccines being developed by Moderna (MRNA) and Pfizer (PFE)/GSK (GSK)/CureVac (CVAC) for H5N1 avian flu. The investment firm noted ...

Infectious disease specialist, Dr. Peter Chin-Hong discusses the first human bird flu death in the country, what is causing its transmission and what vaccines are available.