The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

FILE – A patient receives a flu shot in Lynwood, California, on Oct. 28, 2022. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine to treat bird flu in humans, as cases in dairy cows continue to rise across the country. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)