WHO Announces Project to Develop an mRNA H5N1 Vaccine for Humans

In late July, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans to develop a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine to protect people in low- and middle-income countries from the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The initiative comes during continued concern about a public health risk from the rapid spread of the H5N1 virus among animals, the WHO reported.