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Trump betting on old vaccine tech

It's in sharp contrast to Operation Warp Speed, which led to the creation of the COVID vaccines

Salon

New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: 'We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus'

Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists on high alert.

Fortune

Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say

The time for urgency, the experts say, is now.

Fortune

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US Urged To Do More To Fight Bird Flu After First Death

The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic -- particularly ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

International Business Times

California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country

Whether the rest of the nation is willing to follow California's lead remains to be seen.

Fortune

Expert Who Predicted COVID Crisis Sounds Alarm on 'Drug Resistant' Bird Flu with 'Pandemic Potential' After Teen Tests Positive

The former public health official who filed a whistleblower complaint against the Trump administration is ringing the alarm again.

Latin Times

Canadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U.S. official warns the virus 'seems to be gearing up for wider impact'

Health officials were struggling to answer a broader and potentially worrisome question: how the infection occurred.

Fortune

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Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays

Researchers are urging the CDC to get ahead of the H5N1 virus 'before it’s too late.'

Fortune

Bird flu outbreak at Colorado farm as 5 workers reported positive: Experts warn of ‘turning point,’ call for urgent action

Colorado’s governor has declared a disaster emergency in response to the first cluster of human H5N1 infection on a single U.S. farm.

Fortune

‘A head-in-the-sand approach’: The U.S. strategic drug stockpile is inadequate for a bird flu outbreak

The U.S. stock is inadequate for a H5N1 pandemic. It’s time to ramp up solutions.

Fortune

No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop

The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, is surging among mammals and proving itself very versatile at jumping from species to species.

Fortune

Bird flu vaccines face a problem: eggs

Fertilized hen eggs are still the main ingredient in making vaccines that may protect us against H5N1

Salon

Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warn

Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.

WEKU

Top antibiotic expert nearly died from cut while gardening

Rick Bright ran antibacterial programs at the government’s US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

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COVID could be surging in the US right now and we might not even know it

The rise of COVID cases in some regions of the U.S., just as testing efforts wane, has raised the specter that the next major wave of the virus may be difficult to detect. In fact, the country could be in the midst of a surge right now and we might…

The Guardian - US

America marks two years of Covid – is it prepared for the next pandemic?

The US was among the best equipped to deal with a pandemic – but its Covid response has been plagued by failures

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