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In this study, we explored the potential use of previously developed a Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-vectored vaccine expressing clade 2.3.4.4b H5 hemagglutinin (rK148\/22-H5) in a preclinical BALB\/c mouse model. Two doses of intramuscular vaccination with viable (10<jats:sup>7<\/jats:sup> EID<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\/0.1\u202fmL) or inactivated (10<jats:sup>7<\/jats:sup> EID<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\/0.1\u202fmL) rK148\/22-H5 provided protection against lethal H5N1 HPAI. A greater than 100-fold reduction in lung viral load was observed in the rK148\/22-H5 vaccinated group compared to the control group. Consistently, co-housed contact mice in the vaccine group survived without evidence of infection, whereas those in the control group became infected and succumbed to the disease. 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