Penn researchers made an avian flu vaccine using a technique that created COVID vaccines

This highly-virulent strain of avian flu has infected birds and cattle around the country.

This 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion. A second human case of the flu that has infected birds and cattle across the country was identified in Michigan Wednesday.researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine for the H5N1 avian flu drawing increasing scrutiny by public health officials. The vaccine is effective against the virus in mice and ferrets, according to a new study published Thursday.

“It’s important to do a lot of these early clinical studies with viruses that pose a pandemic risk now, instead of in a pandemic,” he said.for their development of the technique that modifies messenger RNA, or mRNA, to instruct cells to build immunity against viruses.

The benefit of mRNA vaccines, though, is that they can be produced and modified very quickly — crucial in a rapidly changing pandemic environment.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

PhillyDailyNews /  🏆 89. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Penn State Football: Profile of Penn State 2024 Linebacker Recruit Anthony SpecaPenn State linebacker Anthony Speca could be an early impact freshman for the Nittany Lions' 2024 defense.
Read more »

Penn State Football: Recruiting Profile of Penn State 2024 Receiver Peter GonzalezPenn State receiver Peter Gonzalez is an 'explosive athlete' who could make an early impact with the Nittany Lions in 2024.
Read more »

All 9 Character Returns Hinted At In Netflix's You Season 5Penn-Badgley-as-Joe-Goldberg-from-You-1
Read more »

At the NFL Draft, Penn State Seeks to Make a First-Round SplashPenn State football seeks to add to its total of 40 first-round draft picks at the 2024 NFL Draft.
Read more »

Penn leaders plan ‘listening session’ as campus unrest escalates nationally over Gaza-Israel conflict“Our campus is deeply impacted by external events, as the past months have demonstrated all too clearly,” interim Penn president J. Larry Jameson wrote in an email to the Penn community Monday.
Read more »

Predictions for Penn State at the NFL DraftThe 2024 NFL Draft could be the best for Penn State football since 1996.
Read more »