• Hexboare [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    18 days ago

    There isn’t a bird flu pandemic vaccine because there isn’t a pandemic yet.

    They have lots of vaccines stockpiled (and could have enough doses for the world given how long they’ve been available) but it won’t perfectly match a pandemic bird flu virus (similar to seasonal influenza).

    Being able to use mRNA vaccines would help production issues and also help Moderna move on the influenza vax market