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U.S. DHHS Announces $176 Million Contract with Moderna to Produce mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotJuly 3, 2024Updated:July 3, 20246 Comments2 Mins Read
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Tuesday that it will give $176 million in taxpayer dollars to the pharmaceutical giant Moderna to produce an mRNA shot for H5N1 Avian Flu, commonly known as bird flu.

[RELATED: U.S. Appeals Court Rules that mRNA COVID Shots Do Not Qualify as Vaccines…]

“Importantly, we are doing this work in partnership with some of the nation’s leading scientists and clinicians. The Biden-Harris Administration won’t stop until we have everything we need to prepare for pandemics and other public health emergencies that impact the American public,” said DHHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

The new deal comes as many in the media have focused on the potential outbreak of a deadly new pandemic if bird flu makes a widespread jump from livestock to humans.

The announcement suggests that the shots will only be deployed in the event of another pandemic, although it is unclear whether that will remain the public health policy.

The $176 million is intended to help Moderna develop the injections and will not pay for actual doses, meaning that if the government orders vaccines, more taxpayer money will likely be needed to fund the purchase.

The awarded funds came as a part of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority program, which has awarded contracts for various influenza vaccines with the intention of preventing or preparing any future pandemics.

[RELATED: Finland to Become First Country to Issue “Pre-Pandemic” Bird-Flu Vaccines…]

The announcement comes shortly after Finland announced that it will become the first nation in the world to begin vaccinating humans against bird flu.

Officials have claimed that a bird flu outbreak would be far more deadly than COVID, with some sources claiming that the disease would have a 56 percent mortality rate, although many others remain skeptical.

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Seamus Othot

Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He grew up in New Hampshire, and graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Rooster
Rooster
1 year ago

Why are taxpayers funding this ? I thought the reason the drug companies charge so much was so they could PAY for their own R&D, another lie by democrats?

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Woodcanoe
Woodcanoe
1 year ago

What a bunch of democrat party bull manure. They are planning on this being the next covid before election day this fall. Why are we giving tax dollars to private companies? is it to help them be part of the scam? These communists in our government just make me sick to my stomach.

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sandy feet
sandy feet
1 year ago

Sea Gulls spreed the flue so shut down K’Port, OOB Peir, Portland Water front, Bothbay, and the rest of the Maine coast.
Get The Masks out Governor.

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Ken Capron
Ken Capron
1 year ago

mRNA has already proven to be problematic in numerous tests/studies. This has to be political in nature. Do not take any med made with mRNA.

This stuff is not unlike a computer where the programming is stored in the DNA and the controlling software is in the mRNA. You can mess with the subroutine OK but don’t mess with the master controls. Modified mRNA will generate flawed commands to your DNA and to your cells

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SteveL
SteveL
1 year ago

This was expected, they didn’t ‘off’ enough the first time with the fake covid jab! So now round two with the low grade poison, so they have to pare down the population with another round! Hang on and stand your ground, and remember their manta “my body my choice”!

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mark violette
mark violette
1 year ago

Another election/ballot scam is coming

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