H5N1 Bird Flu Updates

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Uh oh.

 

[Ryanna Enfield]

Good thing we have Kamala's experienced, and perfectly competent Cabinet... Oh shit!

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Glad I got my flu shot a month ago!

 

[Lexxi]

The U.S. Government is developing vaccines against avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in case they are needed
Seasonal flu vaccines do not provide protection against avian influenza A viruses. CDC has developed H5 candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs) that are nearly identical or, in many cases, identical to the hemagglutinin (HA) protein of recently detected clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in humans, birds and other mammals. These H5 CVVs could be used to produce a vaccine for people, if needed, and preliminary analysis show that they are expected to provide good protection against avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses currently circulating in birds and other animals.

CDC

 

[Beebo Brink]

Sign me up. Assuming the Trump administration doesn't cancel this project, which it probably will.

Dammit, I really need to get my estate affairs in order soon.

 

[Free]

Yup.

Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports

One more reason drinking raw milk is a bad idea.

arstechnica.com

Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw—unpasteurized—milk sold in California, prompting a recall issued at the state's request, health officials announced over the weekend.

No illnesses have yet been linked to the contaminated milk, made by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County. The contamination was found in testing by health officials in nearby Santa Clara County, who detected the virus in milk from a retail store. The state laboratory has confirmed the finding.

In a YouTube message from Raw Farm, a company representative called the contamination "not a big deal" and emphasized that the recall is only being done out of an abundance of caution.

Uh, just a recall in this case is pretty much the bare minimum of caution.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Need 'We're all gonna die' reaction.

 

[Casey Pelous]

I imagine we'll see a black market for vaccines smuggled from other countries.

If I were an American vaccine maker CEO, I'd already have detailed plans on my desk for moving everything overseas. The same goes for medical researchers in this and many other fields.

It's like we've slipped into some Samuel Delany-ish dystopia.

The good news is we'll be world leaders in coffee enema technology.

 

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Why scientists are worried about three unusual cases of #H5N1 #birdflu in North America

Read more: https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/bird-flu-pandemic-h5n1-virus-mutations-canada-genomic-analysis/

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Helen Branswell (@helenbranswell.bsky.social)

I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about H5N1 (in all species), Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, mpox, STIs.

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