Summary

A new H5N1 bird flu variant has become “endemic in cows,” with cases detected in Nevada and Arizona, raising concerns about human transmission.

Experts warn that without intervention, the outbreak will continue, but Trump has cut CDC staff and halted flu vaccination campaigns.

The virus’s spread coincides with a severe flu season, increasing the risk of mutation.

The administration has also stopped sharing flu data with the WHO and shifted its containment strategy away from culling infected poultry, raising fears of inadequate response.

  • Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    Maybe Idiocracy won’t happen. The stupid ones should wipe themselves out in a pandemic. We just need to wait for the right one.

    • TeraByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 hours ago

      Idiocracy is trash for babies, up your socially critical media game.

      The first pandemic is still killing disabled people.