The U.S. government has granted $72 million to European pharma giants GSK Plc (NYSE:GSK), Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) and Australian firm CSL Limited (OTC:CSLLY) to more than double the U.S. supply of bird flu vaccines.

Sanofi (SNY), and CSL (CSLLY) win $72M U.S. contract to expand bird flu vaccine production amid fears of human transmission. Read more here.

The Center for Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is giving $72 million to three drugmakers to help fortify the US supply of bird flu vaccine ahead of 2025. The funding was disclosed by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response,

It would more than double the country's supply of shots targeting bird flu, raising the country's total supply of ready-to-use doses to 10 million within the first quarter of 2025. GSK, Sanofi and CSL will also make additional bulk vaccine ingredients matched to circulating strains of bird flu,