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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

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We are in a terrible situation and going into a worse situation,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. “I don’t know if the bird flu will become a pandemic, but if it does, we are screwed.”

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pregnantwithrage
lemmy.world

It's interesting because the Trump administration, first term, went out of their way to deregulate the FDA and regress the safety regulation around the meat industry which is a reason why we have been getting recalls recently.

This seems like we are heading into a perfect storm.

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Blackout
fedia.io

Beat the same crowds and get your pallet of toilet paper early.

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Gristlereply
lemmy.world

To add to this - get a pack of cheap washcloths to dry your clean undercarriage and your toilet paper usage is near or realistically at zero. Take that, Big-TP!

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magnetosphere
fedia.io

Speculation filled knowledge gaps. Zach Riley, head of the Colorado Livestock Association, said he suspected that wild birds may be spreading the virus to herds across the country, despite scientific data suggesting otherwise. Riley said farmers were considering whether to install “floppy inflatable men you see outside of car dealerships” to ward off the birds.

I would imagine that a large number of these people are enthusiastic supporters of the President-elect.

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