US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine


  • World
  • Thursday, 29 May 2025

Moderna logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) -The Trump administration has canceled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday.

Shares of Moderna were flat in after-market trading.

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