Bluesky · Hashtag

#birdflu

155
posts · 30d
59
users
5
posts / day
2.6
posts / user
+ 141% vs last week

#birdflu is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 59 people shared 155 posts with it — around 5 a day. Activity is up 141% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 3 with 15 posts.

#birdflu posts per day (last 30 days)

Posts with #birdflu

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
@helenbranswell.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses. In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/….
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics

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HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics

HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.

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Ian Weissman, DO
@drianweissman.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
As fears grow of a possible #birdflu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot. www.nbcnews.com/health/he….
As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines

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As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines

The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday awarded $590 million in funding to Moderna in part to fast-track the development of an mRNA bird flu vaccine.

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
@helenbranswell.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
The #H5N1 #birdflu virus from a severe case in Louisiana shows it was developing mutations that could help it attach to cells in human respiratory tracts, including a mutation seen in a recent severe case in British Columbia, Canada, the #CDC reported today. www.statnews.com/2024/12/….
CDC says H5N1 bird flu sample shows mutations that may help the virus bind to cells in the upper airways of people

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CDC says H5N1 bird flu sample shows mutations that may help the virus bind to cells in the upper airways of people

The CDC said Thursday that the mutations, detected in a sample taken from a Louisiana patient, may help bind the virus to the upper airways in people.

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Nick Mark, MD
@nickmark.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
Report in NEJM describing the first critically ill adolescent with #H5N1 D1.1 (aka #BirdFlu) in North America. A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT. Scary stuff. 📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
@helenbranswell.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
A woman in Wyoming has been hospitalized with #H5N1 #birdflu, WY's health dept announced Friday. Likely exposure was to backyard poultry. Wyoming said #CDC confirmed the infection, though CDC did not add it to its H5 page today. Not clear if this is B3.13 or D1.1. health.wyo.gov/wyomings-fir...
Wyoming’s First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed - Wyoming Department of Health

health.wyo.gov

Wyoming’s First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed - Wyoming Department of Health

Wyoming’s first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a human has been confirmed in a Platte County older adult, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The woman represents the third confirmed...

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
@helenbranswell.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
The rapid production capacity of mRNA vaccines will be key if #H5N1 #birdflu triggers a pandemic. But a review of a #BARDA contract to test & license an H5 vaccine so FDA could accelerate approval in a pandemic is raising about whether this option will be available. www.statnews.com/2025/03/….
HHS review of a vaccine contract sparks worries about preparedness for a potential bird flu pandemic

www.statnews.com

HHS review of a vaccine contract sparks worries about preparedness for a potential bird flu pandemic

HHS is re-evaluating a nearly $600 million contract with Moderna to develop and test vaccines against flu viruses that could prompt pandemics.

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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆
@eviebauer727.bsky.social
8 months ago
We’re not just headed for expensive eggs — we’re headed for NO EGGS situation here! I don’t see the US getting on top of it anytime soon. 😲 ‘New avian flu outbreaks reported in 5 states’ #birdflu #avianflu www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-….
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RichardJR
@electricbluesfan.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
1/7 🚨BIRD FLU MUTATION ALERT🚨 Scientists have identified a concerning genetic mutation in H5N1 bird flu from dairy cows in San Bernardino County. The mutation, called PB2 E627K, could make the virus more deadly and transmissible between mammals. #BirdFlu #PublicHealth #H5N1 #BirdFlu
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