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HHS cancels flu pandemic vaccine contract
In a blow to pandemic preparedness, HHS cancelled a nearly $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the H5N1 bird flu virus, Helen Branswell and Matthew Herper report.
