Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
The Biden administration is releasing a "roadmap" for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as ...
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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...
Are we heading for a bird flu pandemic? Experts weigh in
Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...
Can new research at UC San Diego help alleviate a future pandemic?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tapped UCSD to be a primary hub for a collaborative preparedness project ...
Fearing another pandemic, people are prepping for bird flu. Should you?
F or months, bird flu has been on Desiree’ Moffitt’s mind. The more she learns about the H5N1 virus, and the more updates ...
Will Trump face the next pandemic? Biden should act now.
The first year of Joe Biden’s presidency was defined by his exemplary efforts to curb the covid-19 pandemic. His final year ...
We must prepare now for avian flu
Nationally, this avian flu sickened at least 66 people in 2024, mostly dairy farmworkers who came in contact with diseased ...
Eyeing Potential Bird Flu Outbreak, Biden Administration Ramps Up Preparedness
The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before ...
Is the world ready for the next pandemic?
An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next ...
Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19
The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the ...
US records first human death due to bird flu
The dead victim apparently contracted the disease directly from birds as authorities said there was no evidence of ...
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Fearing another pandemic, people are prepping for bird flu. Should you?
He said “stepping up monitoring and preparedness ... he doesn’t believe an H5N1 pandemic is “imminent or likely,” though predicts there will be avian influenza pandemics in the future.