{"id":4163,"date":"2025-05-28T23:03:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/moderna-flu-vaccine-development-cancelled-by-hhs-mrna-platform-offers-speedy-pandemic-response\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T23:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:03:05","slug":"moderna-flu-vaccine-development-cancelled-by-hhs-mrna-platform-offers-speedy-pandemic-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/moderna-flu-vaccine-development-cancelled-by-hhs-mrna-platform-offers-speedy-pandemic-response\/","title":{"rendered":"STAT+: HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.<\/p>\n

Though the possibility of the cancellation had been anticipated \u2014 the new leadership at HHS told the company in February that it was reviewing the contract<\/a>, signed with the Biden administration \u2014 the move will be seen as a significant blow to the country\u2019s capacity to respond to pandemic influenza.<\/p>\n

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