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Wake County Public School System Superintendent Robert Taylor speaks to the League fo Women Voters of Wake County, April 18, 2024

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

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Seqirus, a global vaccine maker with a newly expanded manufacturing plant in Holly Springs, has signed a $30.1 million federal contract to produce a potential vaccine against avian flu.

Global vaccine maker Seqirus lands $30M US contract to combat avian flu

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Seqirus Holly Springs held a ribbon cutting Monday morning to celebrate its expansion and new recognition for pandemic vaccine production and distribution.

<p>TO OUR RIP CURRENT DANGER COMING. THANKS, ELIZABETH. A MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN HOLLY SPRINGS IS EXPANDING TO REPAIR FOR THE NEXT PANDEMIC. SECURUS WILL BEGIN RAMPING UP PRODUCTION OF VACCINES INSIDE ITS LARGER FACILITY. &gt;&gt; WRAL'S MATT TALHELM IS LIVE IN THE HOLLY SPRINGS BUSINESS PARK WHERE RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD WITHIN THE LAST 2 HOURS. MASKS. &gt;&gt; YEAH, RENEE, THIS COMPANY MANUFACTURES AND TESTS THOSE FLU VACCINES ALL FROM RIGHT INSIDE THIS FACILITY THROUGH THOSE GATES THERE, THEY SHIP THEM OUT TO AROUND THE WORLD. NOW, THIS IS THE LARGEST CELL-BASED FLU MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN THE WORLD. THAT MEANS IT USES ANIMAL CELLS TO GROW THE VACCINE INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF DOING IT. &gt;&gt; WITH CHICKEN EGGS SECURUS CUT THE RIBBON ON ITS 156 MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION THIS MORNING. IT WILL ADD 88 EMPLOYEES TO THE 800 ALREADY WORKING HERE. THIS FACILITY IN HOLLY SPRINGS IS THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO BE DESIGNATED PANDEMIC READY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT MEANS SECURES COULD RAMP UP PRODUCTION OF 150 MILLION DOSES OF ITS CELL BASED PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. &gt;&gt; EVERY ONE OF THE SYRINGES HAS TO BE RIGHT FROM A SAFETY AND EFFICACY STANDPOINT, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ERROR WHATSOEVER. REALLY IS ABOUT PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PANDEMIC. READ IT. &gt;&gt; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA IS MORE SEVERE THAN THE SEASONAL FLU. IT ONLY HIT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 110 YEARS. THE MOST RECENT WAS THE H ONE N ONE FLU. YOU MAY REMEMBER BACK IN 2009. NOW THIS EXPANSION HERE IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW THE COMPANY TO BEGIN. &gt;&gt; PRODUCING THESE SEASONAL FLU VACCINES AT A BIGGER RATE FASTER RATE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT ONE TO 2 WEEKS. RENEE.</p>

Holly Springs facility expands to be pandemic ready 

Seqirus Holly Springs held a ribbon cutting Monday morning to celebrate its expansion and new recognition for pandemic vaccine production […]

US declares Seqirus Holly Springs ‘pandemic ready’ to produce 150 million doses of flu vaccine in NC

Seqirus wins $34.95M federal contract to develop two 'pandemic influenza vaccines' in Holly Springs

Seqirus, which is expanding its Holly Springs facility, extended a partnership with BARDA to provide vaccinations against influenza strains, now and in future.

Seqirus, with ongoing expansion in Holly Springs, extends US government partnership

The flu vaccine that is made for all 4 strains is now approved for children as young at 6 months.

APPROVED FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS OLD. KEELEY AUTHOR TAKES US INSIDE THE FACILITY. >> BABIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE FLU BUT AREN'T ALWAYS COVERED BY THE FLU VACCINE. THINGS TO WHAT IS BEING MANUFACTURED AT THIS FACILITY IN HOLLY SPRINGS, THEY WILL NOW HAVE MORE ACCESS TO AN INFLUENZA VACCINE.>> EVERY YEAR THE FLU IS A BIG ISSUE. >> THE YOUNGEST AMERICANS WILL NOW HAVE THE ADDED PROTECTION OF A VERY SAFE AND AFFECT LIVE CELL-BASED FLU VACCINE CREATED RIGHT HERE AT A LAB IN HOLLY SPRINGS.>> ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY, IT PROVIDES AN EXACT MATCH TO THE CIRCULATING FLU STRAINS GOING AROUND US RIGHT NOW. >> SOME VACCINES WHICH ARE ALREADY APPROVED WHEN I HAVE THE SAME ACCURACY.>> WHEN THAT OCCURS, IT CAN OCCUR. THE ONLY POOR CHOICE YOU CAN MAKE IS TO NOT GET ONE FOR YOUR CHILD OR YOU AT ALL.>>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST THE FLU.

Flu vaccine for young children being manufactured in Holly Springs

A new flu shot is FDA approved for kids as young as 6 months old.

Seqirus 4-in-1 flu shot for children manufactured at Holly Springs plant

A new flu shot is FDA approved for kids as young as 6 months old. You might not know that the shot will be made in Wake County.

New Seqirus flu shot for children to be developed at Holly Springs plant

FDA approves new Seqirus flu shot for children

Flu vaccine producer Seqirus will work with the U.S. government to develop two vaccine candidates to combat future pandemics. Here's a detailed look at what's happening.

Flu fight: Huge Holly Springs plant to house Seqirus' big vaccine efforts

With new cash, Durham biopharma startup Emergo targets a big enemy: Flu

Seqirus will develop two vaccines against the seasonal flu from its Holly Springs manufacturing facility, and has won a multi-year federal contract for $34.95 million to do so.

Seqirus wins $34.95M federal contract to develop 2 'pandemic influenza vaccines' in Holly Springs

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Seqirus hopes to raise the bar on flu prevention with the accelerated development of its next-generation influenza […]

Even during COVID, Seqirus – with huge plant in Holly Springs – searches for next-gen flu vaccines

RTP biotech BioCryst receives $7M order from feds for influenza therapy

With most of the world currently focused on the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, we shouldn’t forget that flu season also is just around the corner.

Add to COVID worries: Flu season is near - and Seqirus is pumping out new vaccines in Holly Springs

Although most of us currently are consumed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, it’s also the season to be thinking about the flu. Seqirus isn't and touts its vaccine data.

In times of COVID, don't forget the flu - Seqirus, which has huge vaccine plant in Holly Springs, isn't

While the world’s leading infectious disease experts consider whether the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, could become the next pandemic, a Holly Springs company is working on a vaccine to protect humans from another deadly virus.

Holly Springs’ Seqirus gets FDA approval for new vaccine to treat deadly bird flu virus

Seqirus plant

Once considered a "bedroom community," Novartis opened the doors for other businesses to come to Holly Springs and has helped shape it into the thriving life science hub it is today.