[HN Gopher] US to pay Moderna $176M to develop pandemic flu vaccine
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       US to pay Moderna $176M to develop pandemic flu vaccine
        
       Author : Anon84
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2024-07-02 18:06 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (apnews.com)
        
       | TurkishPoptart wrote:
       | As long as they don't mandate it for me to keep my job....
        
       | Tagbert wrote:
       | Seems like a prudent insurance policy given the "almost there"
       | strains and infections we have seen recently.
        
         | MakeStuffAllDay wrote:
         | Science matters. Instead of simply blindly believing everything
         | you see on the news you might want to take a moment to look
         | into the science based evidence that supports claims of "new
         | pathogenic influenza viruses"
        
       | autoexec wrote:
       | Seems smart to fund this kind of research since it looks like
       | it's only a matter of time until some kind of animal flu becomes
       | a major problem for humans. We're sure not likely to stop the
       | open-air markets, industrial farming, and environmental
       | degradation that causes disease to flourish and spread. Here's
       | hoping the investment pays off in lives saved!
        
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