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.

  • queermunist she/her
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    415 hours ago

    Meat is a vector for all pandemics, so the goal should be to create a world where no one ever has to eat meat ever again.

      • queermunist she/her
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        310 hours ago

        That’s always going to be vastly more expensive than just eating plants, it’s just not a realistic way to feed everyone. It could really only ever be a sometimes food.

      • @ComicalMayhem
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        213 hours ago

        this one. I know it’s a meme in vegan circles but meat really is fucking delicious.

        • @[email protected]
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          312 hours ago

          Modern fake meat is not super distinguishable anymore. The stuff you buy at the market I mean, not the stuff that is sold at restaurants even when the brand is same (maybe restaurant cooks just don’t know?)