Trump Scraps $766 Million Moderna Deal for Bird Flu Vaccine

The Trump administration has canceled a $766 million contract with Moderna for the development of a human bird flu vaccine, the pharmaceutical company announced Wednesday. The Biden administration signed a $176 million deal with Moderna last year for the development of an mRNA-based shot targeting the virus that causes bird flu, H5N1. Then, earlier this year, Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services awarded the drugmaker an additional $590 million for late-stage development of the vaccine and to support clinical trials for five additional H5N1 subtypes. Health Secretary and noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy has repeatedly expressed concerns over the safety of mRNA vaccines, despite their saving millions of lives. Just a week ago, Moderna withdrew its application for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a hybrid covid-flu vaccine, said to be more effective than either shot on its own. The CDC has also ended vaccine recommendations for children and pregn ... Read full article.