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US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine (www.reuters.com)
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"The cancellation means that the government is discarding what could be one of the most effective and rapid tools to combat an avian influenza outbreak," said Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, adding that it is the opposite approach Trump took with Operation Warp Speed to combat COVID-19.

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[–] WoodScientist@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One of the vaccine-eligible conditions is depression. Seeing vaccines being chipped away like this sure has made me depressed as of late.

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm going to side-eye anyone who doesn't feel at least a little depressed these days.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Still plenty of people saying “it’s only 4 years”.