RFK Jr. Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Farms. Meanwhile the Pandemic Response Office Is Down to 1 Staffer
Amid a worsening avian flu crisis, staffers have not been hired for the federal agency in charge of pandemic response.
As bird flu continues to spread, Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office
The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...
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More Americans report getting a flu shot than the updated COVID-19 vaccine since August
Just over half of U.S. adults (53%) say they’ve gotten neither the flu shot nor the updated COVID-19 vaccine since last ...
We’ve entered a forever war with bird flu
Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...
Health Rounds: Older adults may be less vulnerable in a bird flu pandemic
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign up here. Older adults exposed to ...
SD flu fatality rates among highest in US amid anti-vaccine disinformation
Influenza cases are up 192% over the 5-year average, and the state’s 50 flu deaths so far are the most since 2017-18, when ...
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Are we ready for the next pandemic?
Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can ...
COVID shaped how Florida will deal with bird flu or next pandemic pandemonium
The emergence of bird flu in Florida, particularly its impact on dolphins, raises concerns about potential human transmission ...
Bird flu continues spread as Trump’s pandemic experts are MIA
As bird flu continues to rampage in dairy farms and poultry facilities around the country, the office tasked with coordinating the federal government's response to pandemic threats, including bird flu ...