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https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/rfks-proposal-to-let-bird-flu-spread-through-poultry-could-set-us-up-for-a-pandemic-experts-warn>
"High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should be
left to "rip" through poultry farms across the U.S. — but experts warn that
this hands-off approach could hasten the beginning of a new pandemic
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, and Brooke
Rollins, secretary of Agriculture, have floated the notion that instead of
culling birds infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, farmers should
let it spread through flocks. The idea is that by doing this, farmers can
"identify the birds, and preserve the birds, that are immune to it," Kennedy
told
Fox News on March 11.
Now, a perspective piece authored by a group of virologists, veterinarians and
health security experts argues that the plan would not only be ineffective, but
could also increase the risk of the virus spilling over into humans and
sparking a new pandemic. The researchers published their arguments July 3 in
the journal
Science."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
