Health
Moderna Inc. has been awarded $176 million by the U.S. government to advance the development of an mRNA-based vaccine targeting pandemic influenza. The funding, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), will support late-stage clinical trials starting in
Finance
The Philippines has announced a ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen from Australia following recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtypes H7N3 and H7N9. The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that these outbreaks were detected on
Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarms regarding the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, which began in 2020 and has since led to extensive loss of life among birds and mammals. The virus has also affected humans, and while there has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the mortality rate