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Trump administration cancels funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine

Name: Trump administration cancels funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine
Uploaded: 2025-05-29T09:21:00-0400
Duration: 47 s
Description: The Trump administration canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed deep skepticism regarding mRNA vaccines.

The Trump administration canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed deep skepticism regarding mRNA vaccines.