HHS cancels funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine
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On this week's podcast, STAT's Helen Branswell talks about BARDA cancelling its contract with Moderna and RFK Jr. taking an unprecedented move on Covid shots.
CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 23, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that it has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review of its Spikevax 2025-2026 formula,
This was in addition to $176 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year to complete the late-stage development and testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine against the H5N1 avian influenza. Moderna said it plans to explore alternatives for late-stage development and manufacturing of the vaccine.
Moderna has withdrawn the BLA for mRNA-1083, a combination vaccine against seasonal influenza and SARS-CoV-2, after consulting with FDA.