The-14Jun 13, 2024
An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous
#Health #H5N1 #AvianFlu #PandemicPrevention #PublicHealth #Agriculture #Farming #BirdFlu #DairyCows #Hunting #Milk #Viruses #FluPandemic #COVID19
https://the-14.com/an-ounce-of-prevention-now-is-the-time-to-take-action-on-h5n1-avian-flu-because-the-stakes-are-enormous/
Business | The Guardian USMay 29, 2024
As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/29/bird-flu-dairy-farm-workers #USimmigration #Farmanimals #Flupandemic #Environment #Farming #Birdflu #Health #USnews
As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

Officials are now incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to prevent further spread

The Guardian
Environment | The Guardian USMay 29, 2024
As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/29/bird-flu-dairy-farm-workers #USimmigration #Farmanimals #Flupandemic #Environment #Farming #Birdflu #Health #USnews
As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

Officials are now incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to prevent further spread

The Guardian
Science | The GuardianMay 23, 2024
Huge number of deaths linked to superbugs can be avoided, say experts https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/23/huge-number-of-deaths-linked-to-superbugs-can-be-avoided-say-experts #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Infectiousdiseases #MRSAandsuperbugs #Medicalresearch #Microbiology #Healthpolicy #Antibiotics #Flupandemic #Sanitation #Worldnews #Science #USnews #Health #Drugs
Huge number of deaths linked to superbugs can be avoided, say experts

Models suggest deaths in poorer countries could be cut by 18% – or about 750,000 a year – with preventive measures

The Guardian
AuscandocApr 25, 2024
Can we make enough H5N1 bird flu vaccine if there's a pandemic? - via @HelenBranswell https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/24/h5n1-bird-flu-vaccine-preparedness/ “But the first signs that #H5N1 — or any new flu virus — was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive amounts of #vaccine to try to mitigate the damage a #FluPandemic might be expected to cause. (1/2)
Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there's a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?

The first signs that H5N1 avian flu was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive amounts of vaccine.

STAT
Penny RichardsSep 12, 2023
started a #wikipedia article on Irish-born American silent film actress Mary (Agnes) Moore (1890-1919): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Agnes_Moore Her four brothers were also film actors; her sisters-in-law were mostly actresses too, including Mary Pickford. Mary Moore went to France with the American Red Cross during #WWI, and died there from influenza at age 28. @wikiwomeninred #silentfilm #countymeath #redcross #flupandemic
Mary Agnes Moore - Wikipedia

The GuardianMar 1, 2020
Epidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘The worst-case scenario for coronavirus is likely’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/the-worst-case-scenario-for-coronavirus-dr-jonathan-quick-q-and-a-laura-spinney #Guardian #news #WorldHealthOrganization #Coronavirusoutbreak #Flupandemic #Epidemics #Science #Ebola #Sars
Epidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘The worst-case scenario for coronavirus is likely’

The former chair of the Global Health Council talks about the mentality that left the world vulnerable to the Covid-19 epidemic